FAO Regional Office for Africa

May 25 - Annual Commemoration of AFRICA DAY

Africa Day is the annual commemoration on May 25, 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 1991, the OAU established the African Economic Community, and in 2002 the OAU established its own successor, the African Union. #africaday2016 ; @_AfricanUnion ; @FAOAfrica

 

  

 

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