Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the ...

The name "Sierra Leone" dates back to 1462, when Portuguese explorer Pedro da Cintra, sailing down the West African coast, saw the tall mountains rising up on what is now the Freetown Peninsula and ...

The movement for cultural consciousness and identity hinged on African unity are traceable in the ideas of Pan-Africanism. Pan-Africanism was seen as the necessary philosophy around which all people ...

Investment/Business Opportunities: Algeria is also characterized by major, varied natural resources, its gas reserves being amongst the largest in the world. The country has implemented some of the ...

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt ...

Investment/Business Opportunities: In addition to its booming diamond sector, new coal mining projects lined up to boost long term growth while continuing to push for structural reforms aiming at ...

Agenda 2063 seeks to deliver on a set of Seven Development Aspirations, each with its own set of goals purposed at moving Africa closer to achieving “The Africa We Want.” The blueprint contains key ...

Decolonisation and the Struggle against Apartheid. One of the major preoccupations of the OAU was the liberation of African states from colonial rule by establishing the Coordinating Committee for the ...

The African Union (AU) is the continental body consisting of 55 Member States that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002, as the successor to the ...

The African Union Handbook mobile app is available free from the Play Store (Android) or Apple Store (iOS). A PDF version of this book is available ... The AU Constitutive Act solemnises the ...

In 1999, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU decided to convene an extraordinary session to expedite the process of economic and political integration in the continent. On ...