Life in the African Union

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Life in the African Union
Citizenship Culture Demographics Economy Education Enlargement Foreign relations	Geography History Languages Military Politics Sport Statistics

Contents 1 Economy 2 Languages 3 Geography 4 Foreign relations 5 Enlargement

[edit] Economy

Main article: Economy of the African Union

[edit] Languages

Main article: Languages of the African Union

The African Union promotes the use of African languages wherever possible in its official work. Its other working languages are Arabic, English, French, and Portuguese, although many other languages are used officially by some member states (e.g. Spanish is co-official with French in Equatorial Guinea.) Supplemental protocols to the African Union have made Swahili an official language of the African Union. Founded in 2001, the African Academy of Languages promotes the usage of and perpetuation of African languages amongst African people. Member states of the African Union cover almost the entirety of continental Africa and several off-shore islands. Consequently, the geography of the African Union is wildly diverse, including the world's largest hot desert, the Sahara; huge jungles and savannas; and the world's longest river, the Nile.

[edit] Geography

Main article: Geography of the African Union

[edit] Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of the African Union

[edit] Enlargement

Main article: Enlargement of the African Union