Foreign relations of the African Union

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The individual member states of the African Union (AU) coordinate foreign policy through this agency, in addition to conducting their own international relations on a state-by-state basis. The AU represents the interests of African peoples at large in intergovernmental organizations (IGO's); for instance, it is a permanent observer at the United Nations' General Assembly.

Other intergovernmental organizations

Membership of the AU overlaps with other IGO's, and occasionally these third-party organizations and the AU will coordinate matters of public policy.

Political

Regional

Economic

Linguistic

Religious

Diplomatic missions

George W. Bush greets John Agyekum Kufuor, Chairman of the African Union, in the Oval Office June 28, 2001. White House photo by Eric Draper.

The African Union maintains special diplomatic representation with the United States,[1] and the European Union. In 2011, the United States Mission to the African Union donated a state of the art multimedia box to the cash-starved African Union in a formal ceremony, in which they also presented new interns who will be trained to use it.[2]

Foreign relations of constituent states

George W. Bush talks with Alpha Oumar Konaré, Chairperson of the African Union Commission during his meeting with African presidents in the Cabinet Room, Thursday, June 28, 2001.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "United States Mission to the African Union". United States Mission to the African Union. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ "United States Mission to the African Union donates Audio Visual Broadcast Media Multi Box to the AUC". United States Mission to the African Union. September 22, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

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