OAU
Americanabbreviation
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He recalled Nyerere's own comments at the inaugural OAU summit in 1963.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024
“Virtually every authority we know believes” the deaths could have at least been significantly reduced, the OAU concluded in its report.
From Salon • May 16, 2016
Plans drawn up a decade ago, when the AU replaced the toothless OAU, foresee a 5,000-strong Standby Force, comprising five regional brigades from across Africa, responding within 14 or 30 days to various crisis scenarios.
From Reuters • May 26, 2013
The African Union replaced the OAU 10 years ago.
From BusinessWeek • Jan. 29, 2012
African leaders have spoken out on the issue of political prisoners, and the OAU is drafting its own Charter on Human Rights.
From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy
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