The charter establishing the AU was signed in
Togo
Libya
South Africa
Ethiopia
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The Sirte Declaration (1999), which called for the creation of the African Union (AU), was adopted in Sirte, Libya.
The Constitutive Act of the African Union (the actual charter establishing the AU) was signed in Lomé, Togo, on 11 July 2000 during the 36th OAU Summit.
The 37th OAU Summit in Lusaka, Zambia (2001) focused on finalizing the transition to the AU.
The AU was officially inaugurated in Durban, South Africa, in 2002.

The charter establishing the African Union (AU), known as the Constitutive Act of the African Union, was signed on July 11, 2000, in Lomé, Togo.

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, on signature of the OAU Charter by representatives of 32 governments. A further 21 states have joined gradually over the years, with South Africa becoming the 53rd member on 23 May 1994.



