摘要
THIS year the African Union (AU) will mark the 50thanniversary of the founding of the Organ zation of African Unity (OAU), a precursor of the current organization, on May 25, 1963. The OAU embodied a collective spirit that brought together 32 governments to sign the OAU Charter in Addis Ababa. This spirit has since spread, and the AU's membership now includes 54 countries.
THIS year the African Union (AU) will mark the 50thanniversary of the founding of the Organ zation of African Unity (OAU), a precursor of the current organization, on May 25, 1963. The OAU embodied a collective spirit that brought together 32 governments to sign the OAU Charter in Addis Ababa. This spirit has since spread, and the AU's membership now includes 54 countries.