Organisation of African Unity

For the successor organisation, see African Union.

Organisation of African Unity Organisation de l'unité africaine
1963–2002
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Anthem: "Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together"
OAU during its foundation
Capital	Addis Ababa
Membership	54 member states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso (previously Upper Volta) Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco (withdrew) Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sahrawi Republic