Thank you for all of the work you put into your videos. They are very informative and, most importantly, they make me want to learn more about the subject at hand.

I am so proud to watch these videos as an African, I know my kids will have things to teach them I what read in school! 🔥🔥🔥Thank you!

Great video as always

The prtoblem with Africa is that for every Patrice Lumumba there is a Mobutu Sese Seko. For Africa to thrive they must get rid of the Mobutu Sese Sekos.

Great work guys... History is always interesting

I don't know why I was late to discover this great channel. Keep up this great job my brother. Best regards.

Insightful piece. Thanks

Good job! Extensive research. Keep up your good work.

Not even 3 minutes in and I've learned so much! Keep up the great videos. I'd totally subscribe to your patreon. Thanks for all your hard work. Gonna share on Twitter and FB.

Good video!!👏👏In my view, the AU falls short of its vision unfortunately due to the leaders' failure to fulfill the very reason it was established for, which was, to end all colonialism and freedom of African nations. Now Neo-colonialism and western interests have made the union and its Member States more divided with no genuine commitment to the pan African ideals promoted by the forefathers and foremothers of OAU (by the way, women also played a notable role in the constitution and realisation of the Union). African solutions to African problems can't realise when self serving leaders concede to the interests of 21st century imperialists and abandon the interests of the people of Africa.

Nice Video!

Excelent video 👍

It's so sad almost every African country has had to choose between corrupt dictatorship, corrupt republic, or civil war 😔

Correction: Ghana became independent in 1957 not 58. Good video btw.

And the ideology of AU by Muammar Gaddafi was the major reason to cost him his life while AU's watching.

I think it's possible that the African Union might be overly ambitious. It has unfortunately not shown itself to be influential enough to fight dictatorship, corruption, interethnic warfare or really any of Africa's modern problems. Perhaps the future of a more prosperous, fair and free Africa is in smaller regional political and economic unions. Why not 5 unions: North, West, East, Central and Southern? This might be more achievable, especially if the borders are redrawn well.

Ghana attained lndependence in 1957 and not in 1958, interesting , instructive and insightful video

u should also do a documentary on Museveni

As a tip, you should put a better title. Something like "What is the African Union? A short history" or something like that. I think that might have more hook with people's searches

Great keep it up

In May 1963, the Organization of the African Unity was created. In January of the same year, the first deadly coup in Africa's history took place ij Togo. The regime that has emerged from that bloody and tragic event is the same regime nowadays, and it is tgat regime that is the chief negotiator for countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific in the framework of their cooperation with the European Union.

EPIC VID

THE MONROVIA GROUP HELD IT'S FIRST MEETING IN SANNIQUELLIE, NIMBA COUNTY, LIBERIA WHERE THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT WAS SIGNED. TODAY, SANNIQUELLIE IS KNOWN AS THE BIRTH PLACE OF THE OAU!

The greatest failure of the organization happened after the Somali representative spoke: he requested Ethiopian Ogaden and Kenya's Northern Province, populated mostly by Somalis to be 'returned' to his nation. The response was vigorously opposed: African leaders decided to sanctify colonial borders. This prevented a lot of potential inter-state conflicts, but invited intra-state civil wars. Nor did they establish a peacekeeping force for such occassions. All along the Christian Muslim divide (Ethiopia, Sudan, Tchad, Nigeria) and in places like Rwanda and Burundi, ethnic conflict would be the bane of Africa. Consider for example, the case of Tchad, Niger and Nigeria. The divide is between religions, but also social-cultural differences and colonial political experience. Northern Nigeria could have joined with Niger and Northern Chad into a single large state, preventing the Biafra war. Alas, it was not to be.

Unfortunately, my country Guine-Bissau is still under coup as I am writing this comment.

Jah no dead,,don't lie African! Haile Selassie I live in I n I heart...

Thanks

Point of correction:Ghana gained UHuru in 1957not 1958 !.The Berlin Conference was in 1884 & not 1885 !.

Good initiative unfortunately appears to be falling short. Perhaps more time is needed, in order to mature.

Informative,long live the A.U

United States of Africa would have been cool

Why have you omitted Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda of Malawi. Who vehemently fought against Colonialism. This was acknowledged by President Kenneth Kaunda and Mr. Joshua Nkomo of Zimbabwe.

Ghana gained independence 1957 and not 1958! Thanks

Why we are looking one by one African leaders take down by Colonials. Let the African people choose their leaders.

Africa has resources to sustain itself but its a pity we have chosen to beg. Selfish leaders who can't come together to archive a common goal. So Selfish indeed 🙄....shame!!

They should've listened to nkrumah now look at where africa is.

Ghana's independence was in 1957 but great vid

Great summery.

Ghana got independent in 1957 not 58

Ghana became independent in 1957 not 1958 please.

Both the Monrovia & Liberia ɗnt meet up was expected from them, cause both said different thing and do different thing

Thanks GOD for president William vs Tubman of liberia 🇱🇷🙏bec with out Liberia there is not African union.....

African Quest

Why is it you always put Nkrumah before Hail Selassie, the head and the father of the OAU,and United Nations i wonder if people feel that flag that Ghana rise in 1957 did drop out of the Sky, that is the flag of the black christ th 5 point black star represents the 5 bleeding wounds christ bare,,In 1966 March 3 the Queen visited Jamaica,and the man who says his the Christ gave Elizabeth the same Ghana flag, with the R sign and lion symbol and she knew what time it was because she saw the same flag replace her flag in 1957,Its no coincidence she left Jamaica on March 6 1966,on Ghanas Independence day, and in April 1966 on the 21st day of the first Month Haile Selasie visits Jamaica, and meets this individual man ho says his the Christ,,,The Man say, in 1962 when Jamaica got its independence they should have rose the same flag as Ghana,because just like Ghana ,Jamaica also flew the british flag,,but as you can see that the Jamaica flag has a big X and X is wrong and R is right, The Rmon come and rise the Bobo Shanti kingdom,in jamaica, Shanti Deva came and very few people understood at that time but the world will soon declare this mon as the Queen said in 1966,that it is an individual man in this country no one is to molest and shall soon be lord over her laws,so dont forget and never forget that Queen Elizabeth left Jamaica on the 6 of March Ghanas 9th independence day,,,,not the 7th or 8th but the 9th,

you talk of liberation movements of the OAU and won't mention Tanganyika's role. What a travesty

We do not need no o a u. What we need is the United states of Africa. What we need is the United States of Africa. What we need is the United States of Africa AFRICAN's people please unite African people must unite and have one president and one military long Live all Africans in the United States of the continent of Africa!

The Monrovia group put us in this division the Monrovia failed us

Any United States of AFRICA effort and some AU efforts may be ineffective due to AFRICAN leaders reluctant to separate their efforts by originality of the AFRICANS....here we have AFRICANS who suffered at hands of Europeans and ARABS historical , leading to a scramble by the Europeans and ARABS,that is never erred at AU conferences bcoz of the somehow infiltration via religious dominance yet rearing ugly heads of puppet governments,regime change activism and disturbilising militias from North to Southern Africa ....So it seems evident a permanent incorruptible United States of AFRICA may only stand if religious line is drawn crystallising which God the AFRICANS worship and where instead of relying on either the Israel Bible GOD or the Allah GOD of the Arab world ....YET the Jehovah who is of heaven maybe that of love your neighbor as you love yourself and your parents etc as commandments that we Pan AFRICAN Youths follow..we don't kill our fellow brothers or fathers or mothers like all sponsored underground terrorist groups

Please is 1957 not 1958❌

Mwana gwe oliwakatawi nyo nze nkumatila

OAU guard your capital Ethiopia. Africa used to be called Ethiopia also the Atlantic ocean was called Ethiopian ocean. The last standing name holder country is going to be destroyed by colonials. OAU should act to protect Ethiopia.

Never knew african history was so intresting

Kwame nkurumah and most West African leaders were living in a dream world

Haile selassie i created the oau ! As long as africans keep ignoring the king africa will never be free.

please it was 1957 ghana gain independence

My friend with out liberia 🇱🇷the will be no African union today.... But u guys,give credit to Ghana and South Africa 🇿🇦I'm real surprised even thar u guys never give liberia 🇱🇷credit u can't make one Africa with out independent...

Hail Jah RastafarI,

Nonsense OAU. They allow Nigeria to commit genocide against Biafra in 1967 to 1970. Because Biafra want self independent state

Marcus Garvey had a GREAT IDEA!!! 👍 👌 👏 Had the blacks listened to him and returned to Africa, the US could have saved TRILLIONS of dollars in welfare and incarceration costs! Someday someone like him will successfully lead the blacks back to their home and the rest of us can breathe a sigh of relief and rebuild the cities as livable places!

Like Europe, Africa will never get it together full stop

So you mean to tell me we faught against colonialism only to KEEP the colonial borders that divided us...ok