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TheConstitutive Act of the African Union sets out the codified framework under which theAfrican Union is to conduct itself. It was signed on 11 July 2000 atLomé,Togo. It entered into force after two thirds of the 53 signatory states ratified the convention on 26 May 2001.^[1] When a state ratifies the Constitutive Act, it formally becomes a member of the AU. All 55 signatory states have ratified the document, withSouth Sudan andMorocco ratifying as the last African states.^[2][3]

The objectives of the AU laid down in the Act are the following:^[4]

1. To achieve greater unity, cohesion and solidarity between the African countries and African nations.
2. To defend the sovereignty,territorial integrity and independence of its Member States.
3. To accelerate the political and social-economic integration of the continent.
4. To promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples.
5. To encourage international cooperation, taking due account of theCharter of the United Nations and theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights.
6. To promote peace, security, and stability on the continent.
7. To promote democratic principles and institutions, popular participation and good governance.
8. To promote and protect human and peoples' rights in accordance with theAfrican Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and other relevanthuman rights instruments.
9. To establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations.
10. To promotesustainable development at theeconomic, social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies.
11. To promote co-operation in all fields of human activity to raise theliving standards of African peoples.
12. To coordinate and harmonise the policies between the existing and futureRegional Economic Communities for the gradual attainment of the objectives of the Union.
13. To advance the development of the continent by promoting research in all fields, in particular in science and technology.
14. To work with relevant international partners in the eradication of preventable diseases and the promotion of good health on the continent.

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