📅 3 February 2003
An AU extraordinary summit approved an amendment explicitly inviting and encouraging full participation by Africans in the diaspora in building the Union. It gave institutional form to a long-standing...
📅 30 January 2007
The AU adopted a charter linking popular participation, human rights and democratic governance to continental unity. It set regional standards against unconstitutional changes of government, though...
📅 27 June 2014
The AU Assembly adopted a revised protocol envisioning the Parliament as a legislative organ and a platform for African peoples and grassroots organizations. The change expressed a more...
📅 29 January 2018
The AU Assembly adopted a protocol on free movement, residence and establishment, tying mobility to integration and pan-African citizenship. Adoption was a legal commitment, not implementation; the...
📅 15 February 2026
The Assembly identifies shared memory and solidarity as foundations for lasting transnational ties. This state-level framing intersects with popular memory work, cultural movements and diaspora...
📅 27 June 2014
The African Union adopted a protocol to extend the African Court’s jurisdiction to international and transnational crimes. The protocol proposed a regional route shaped by African institutions, but...
📅 31 January 2016
The Assembly directed an open-ended ministerial committee to develop a comprehensive strategy, including the option of collective withdrawal. The decision cited concerns about immunity, Security...
📅 31 January 2017
The AU Assembly adopted a strategy setting out grievances and options, including collective withdrawal, while recognizing divisions among member states. It was a political framework rather than a...
