African Union

Overview

The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).The African Union (AU) was officially launched in July 2002 in Durban, South Africa, following a decision in September 1999 by its predecessor, the OAU to create a new continental organisation to build on its work.

The OAU Charter spelled out the purpose of the Organisation namely:

To promote the unity and solidarity of the African States.
To coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the peoples of Africa.
To defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity and independence.
To eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa.
To promote international cooperation, having due regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Arts and Culture, Information Communication and Technology, Social Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry
Subsectors of Interest:
Civil society strengthening, Cultural sites preservation and management, Eco-tourism, Election Management, Employment and jobs creation, HIV prevention and support, Higher Education, Natural resources management, Rule of Law, Scientific research
Country of Coverage:
Algeria, Egypt, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey
Headquarters:
Ethopia

African Union
https://au.int
https://au.int/en/contact
DIC@africa-union.org
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Oumar Samba Tiello
Head, Department of Communication
Nigeria
o.tiello@agenceua-niger2019.ne
Molalet Tsedeke
Directorate of Information and Communication
Ethiopia
molalett@africa-union.org
khalid Seid
Procurement Officer
Sudan
khalid.seid@au-ibar.org
Susan Nzau
Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources Kenindia
Sudan
susan.nzau@au-ibar.org

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
CCCPA	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment
BiP Solutions	Consulting Firm	Kuwait, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Industry
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Health, Humanitarian aid
African Capacity Building Foundation	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Sudan	Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Social Development
Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance – DCAF	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey	Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Media Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
NDC Partnership	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater
International IDEA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Sudan, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and Empowerment
African Child Policy Forum (ACPF)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights, Social Development
GODAN	International Organization	Egypt, United Arab Emirates	Health, Agriculture
African Culture Fund	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Arts and Culture
African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia	Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights
Network of African National Human Rights Institutions	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights
Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL)	International Organization	Libya	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights
Freedom House	International Organization	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Media Development, Information Communication and Technology
ECPAT International	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco	Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights
International Center for Transitional Justice(ICTJ)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights
Collateral Creations	Consulting Firm	Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid, Arts and Culture, Social Development
Child and Youth Finance International	International Organization	Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen	Education, Economic Growth, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights
MADRE	International Organization	Iraq, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Yemen	Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment
African World Heritage Fund	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Education, Arts and Culture
Luxembourg Aid and Development	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq, Palestine	Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, United Arab Emirates	Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Waste Management, Climate Change and Global Warming
Crisis Action	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid
Educaid	International Organization	Palestine, Tunisia	Child Rights, Education, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
OCHA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
AGRA	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Food Security, Women Rights and Empowerment
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Food Security
ASF Consulting	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey	Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Social Development
The Arab Organization for Human Rights	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Human Rights
Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth
Science for Africa Foundation	International Organization	Egypt, Morocco	Education, Environment and Energy, Health
German African Business Association	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Economic Growth
African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)	International Organization	Tunisia	Economic Growth
Management Systems International	Consulting Firm	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
UNECA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Information Communication and Technology, Trade
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, United Arab Emirates	Climate Change and Global Warming, Environment and Energy
Management Sciences for Health	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan	Health
African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Health
European Commission	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
German Ministry for Economic Cooperation	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
Global Development Network (GDN)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Environment and Energy
ONE	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen	Economic Growth, Education, Human Rights, Social Development
Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Agriculture
Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Food Security, Social Development
AU-EU Youth Lab	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Tunisia	Human Rights, Youth Empowerment
CANADEM	National and Regional NGO	Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Sudan	Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid
SEAS	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Environment and Energy, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
AUEU Youth Lab
STACO