Organization of African Unity

American  

noun

1. an organization of African nations formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1963), for the purpose of coordinating policy and promoting unity among African peoples. OAU, O.A.U.

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Organization of African Unity British  

noun

1. the former name of the African Union

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Example Sentences

In 1976 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin held the rotating chair of the Organization of African Unity, not the “Union of African Nations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

In 1993, he worked with a Nigerian reparations leader, Chief MKO Abiola, and the Organization of African Unity, to hold a Pan-African conference on reparations in Abuja, Nigeria.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2020

Emperor Haileselassie is among the key African leaders who founded the Organization of African Unity, which became the African Union.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2019

In addition, Mr. Innis participated in political monitoring in Nigeria as well as in a 1973 summit of the Organization of African Unity.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2017

PAFMECSA, which later became the Organization of African Unity, aimed to draw together the independent states of Africa and promote the liberation movements on the continent.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela