AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT Flashcards

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WHAT IS THE AFRICAN UNION?

WHEN WAS IT FOUNDED?

A

55 MEMBER STATES OF AFRICAN UNION ; ANNOUNCED THRU SIRTE DECLARATION IN SIRTE LIBYA

FOUND - 26TH MAY 2001 IN ADDIS ABABA , ETHIOPIA

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THE INTENTION AU WAS TO REPLACE WHICH ORGANISATION?

A

ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNITY

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WHERE IS THE AFRICAN UNION BASED? WHICH IS THE LARGEST CITY IN AFRICAN UNION? WHICH IS THE LARGEST URBAN AGGLOMERATION IN AU?

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ADDIS ABABA;
LAGOS , NIGERIA ;
CAIRO , EGYPT

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WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF AU?

A

CHAD POLITICIAN - MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT

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WHY IS AU IN NEWS RECENTLY? WHICH NUMBER WAS THE AU SUMMIT ?

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WAVE OF MILITARY COUPS; 35TH SUMMIT

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WHICH 2 NATIONS WHEREIN THE ARMY HAS SEIZED ( TAKEN CONTROL)POWER?

A

BURKINA FASO AND MALI

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WHICH COUNTRY WAS BLAMED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING GANGS AND ATTEMPTED COUP?

A

GUINEA BISSAU

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WHAT WAS BURKINA FASO PREVIOUSLY CALLED AS?

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REPUBLIC OF UPPER VOLTA

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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF BURKINA FASO AND WHAT IS ITS CURRENCY?

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OUAGADOUGOU AND CURRECY IS CFA FRANC - currency of 8 independent states

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