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dynamicafrica:

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW: What is #AfricaDay, you say?
On May 25th, 1963, leaders of 32 African states convened in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia to sign a charter signifying the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
Haile Selassie I became the first Chairperson of the OAU, and the organization aimed to eradicate all forms of colonialism and promote unity throughout Africa, amongst other objectives. Although African leaders from throughout the continent have taken on this title, no woman has ever served as Chairperson of the OAU.
The most recent member of the OAU was South Africa after they joined on May 6th, 1994, post-Apartheid and with Nelson Mandela as president of the country.
The OAU was officially disbanded in 2002 by then chairperson and South African president Thabo Mbeki, and replaced by what is now the African Union (AU).
The AU’s secretariat, the African Union Commission, is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and consists of 54 African states, with Morocco being the only African state that is not a part of the AU. Morocco left the OAU in 1984 after the majority of the OAU members supported the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, that claimed sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara and declared Moroccan control over parts of Western Sahara to be ‘occupied territory’.
2012 has seen to members - Mali and Guinea-Bissau, both suspended from the Union, following coups in both countries.
Africa Day is public holiday in only five African countries: Ghana, Mali, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

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alinetimbo:

Pra fazer a batucada brasileira by B r u N N o on Flickr.
Bahia / BRASIL

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alinetimbo:

Lavagem do Bonfim by Roberto Faria on Flickr.
Bahia / BRASIL

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alinetimbo:

Baianas by Roberto Faria on Flickr.
Salvador, Bahia , BRASIL

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brazilwonders:

Lauro de Freitas - Bahia (by Vic Samp)

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Chapada Diamantina - Bahia (by Marcelo Portella)

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deposito-de-tirinhas:

por Fábio Moon e Gabriel Bá http://10paezinhos.blog.uol.com.br/

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madebrazil:

Preconceito é burrice.

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