{"id":133,"date":"2019-08-16T07:22:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T07:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calculus-group.com.na\/?p=133"},"modified":"2019-08-16T07:22:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T07:22:51","slug":"what-is-the-african-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calculus-group.com.na\/index.php\/2019\/08\/16\/what-is-the-african-union\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the African Union?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is the African Union?\" width=\"688\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yTqusIyXrWA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/au.int\/sites\/default\/files\/pages\/34873-file-constitutiveact_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Constitutive Act of the African Union<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union\u00a0lay out the aims of the AU which are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Achieve greater unity and solidarity between African countries and their the people<\/li><li>Defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its Member States;<\/li><li>Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent;<\/li><li>Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples;<\/li><li>Encourage international cooperation<\/li><li>Promote peace, security, and stability on the continent;<\/li><li>Promote democratic principles and institutions, popular participation and good governance;<\/li><li>Promote and protect human and peoples\u2019 rights in accordance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights and other relevant human rights instruments;<\/li><li>Establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations;<\/li><li>Promote sustainable development at the economic, social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies;<\/li><li>Promote cooperation in all fields of human activity to raise the living standards of African peoples;<\/li><li>Coordinate and harmonise the policies between the existing and future Regional Economic Communities for the gradual attainment of the objectives of the Union;<\/li><li>Advance the development of the continent by promoting research in all fields, in particular in science and technology<\/li><li>Work with relevant international partners in the eradication of preventable diseases and the promotion of good health on the continent.<\/li><li>Ensure the effective participation of women in decision-making, particularly in the political, economic and socio-cultural areas;<\/li><li>Develop and promote common policies on trade, defence and foreign relations to ensure the defence of the Continent and the strengthening of its negotiating positions;<\/li><li>Invite and encourage the full participation of the African Diaspora as an important part of our Continent, in the building of the African Union.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Constitutive Act of the African Union\u00a0and the\u00a0Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union\u00a0lay out the 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