African Union
Some of the key events about African Union
- 1963Established the Organization of African Unity, predecessor to the African Union, to promote unity and cooperation among African states
- 2002Launched the African Union as a successor to the Organization of African Unity, with a broader mandate for continental integration
- 2002Failed to prevent the outbreak of civil war in Côte d'Ivoire
- 2003Struggled to effectively address the Darfur conflict in Sudan
- 2004Created the Peace and Security Council to prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts in Africa
- 2006Established the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights to protect human rights across the continent
- 2007Unable to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe
- 2008Adopted the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, merging two courts into a single judicial organ
- 2009Implemented the African Peace and Security Architecture to enhance the AU's capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts
- 2011Ineffective in mediating the Libyan civil war
- 2012Failed to prevent the coup d'état in Mali
- 2013Criticized for slow response to the Central African Republic conflict
- 2014Launched the African Union Support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa mission to combat the Ebola epidemic
- 2014Inadequate response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
- 2015Adopted Agenda 2063, a strategic framework for Africa's long-term socio-economic transformation
- 2015Inability to effectively address the Burundi political crisis
- 2017Criticized for inaction during Zimbabwe's political transition
- 2018Established the African Continental Free Trade Area to create a single continental market for goods and services
- 2020Coordinated a continent-wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
- 2020Struggled to coordinate a unified continental response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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