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Umoja wa Afrika

/Umoja wa Afrika/Roman

English meaning: African Union

Swahili Definition

(Kiswahili)

Shirika la bara la Afrika lenye nchi 55 linaloongoza ushirikiano wa kisiasa, kiuchumi na usalama.

English Definition

The continental organization of 55 African nations established in 2002 (successor to the Organisation of African Unity, 1963). The African Union (AU) addresses peace and security, governance, economic integration (African Continental Free Trade Area — AfCFTA), and development. The AU's Agenda 2063 is Africa's 50-year development blueprint. India's relations with the AU are growing — India supported AU membership in the G20 (achieved 2023). Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) hosts AU headquarters.

Example

Umoja wa Afrika uliungwa mkono na India kupata uanachama wa G20 mwaka 2023.

In English: The African Union was supported by India to gain G20 membership in 2023.

Synonyms

  • AU
  • shirika la Afrika

Literary Heritage

Serikali ya kweli inasikiliza sauti za wanyonge.

A true government listens to the voices of the weak.

Euphrase Kezilahabi · Novelist / Poet · 20th century

Rosa Mistika

Rosa Mistika, Ch. 9, 1971

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