The African Union is a continental organisation of African member states that promotes political and economic integration, peace, security, and development across the continent. It was officially launched in July 2002 in Durban, South Africa, succeeding the Organisation of African Unity.
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This source names South Africa directly: "It was officially launched in July 2002 in Durban, South Africa, succeeding the Organisation of African Unity."
Source Overview (African Union)
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The OAU is the direct institutional predecessor of the African Union; its chairman formally dissolved it on 9 July 2002, the same day the AU launched, following the OAU's own 1999 Sirte Declaration call for deeper continental union.
Source Organisation of African Unity (Wikipedia)
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1. Overview (African Union)
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The African Union is a continental organisation of African member states that promotes political and economic integration, peace, security, and development across the continent.
In Group: Regional and Continental Organizations, Page text
It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).
View the Source 2. Organisation of African Unity (Wikipedia)
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