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In which Libyan city was the landmark 1999 declaration calling for the establishment of the African Union adopted?

  1. SirteAnswer
  2. B
    Addis Ababa
  3. C
    Lomé
  4. D
    Durban

Answer

Sirte was the city where the 1999 declaration proposing the establishment of the African Union was adopted.
The Sirte Declaration was issued on September 9, 1999, in Sirte, Libya, during an extraordinary session of the Organisation of African Unity, formally calling for the creation of the African Union.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the historical summit and declaration associated with the decision to transform the OAU into the AU in 1999
The summit resulted in the Sirte Declaration.
African leaders met in an extraordinary session on September 9, 1999, to deliberate on institutional reforms for continental integration.
2
Match the declaration to the host city
The host city in Libya was Sirte.
The decision directly led to the drafting of the Constitutive Act of the African Union.

Key Concept

Milestones in the transition from the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU)
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