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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Organization of African Unity

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

Charter and the rules of the former Organization of African Unity.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

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

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

On BBC, there was a news update on the war—emissaries from the pope, from the Organization of African Unity, from the Commonwealth, were coming to Nigeria to propose peace.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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