The African Union is an intergovernmental organization which consists of 52 African country states. It was formed to take the place of the former Organisation of African Unity and was formed on July 9, 2002.
Recommended Resources
Contains news and upcoming events relevant to those interested in the AU, profiles of all AU member states, and official publications.
http://www.africa-union.org/
CFR: The African Union Backgrounder
The Council on Foreign Relations' dedicated section for the AU provides details about the organization itself, pictures, and links to books and related materials.
http://www.cfr.org/publication/11616/african_union.html
The New York Times section about the African Union, complete with a profile of both the organization and the member countries, as well as photographs, related articles, and links to pertinent headlines.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/african_union/
