AU Echo;2023 Special Edition 60 Anniversary issue

Abstract

In May 1963 as the fight for independence from colonial rule gained momentum Heads of independent African States and representatives of liberation movements fighting for freedom from the yokes of colonialism and apartheid met in Addis Ababa Ethiopia to form a united front in the fight for the total liberation of the continent and to sign the Charter that would create Africa’s first post-independence continental institution, The Organization of African Unity (OAU) which was the manifestation of the pan-African vision for an Africa that was United, Free and in Control of its own destiny.