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JAMB Government 1978 Question 45

Question 45

OAU and African Union

The dominant idea behind the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity is

  1. A.that Africa must unite
  2. B.to show the world that Africa can also do what Latin American and Asian countries have done
  3. C.to provide a framework and opportunities for co-operation on common African problems
  4. D.to promote economic development of Africa
  5. E.to have its Secretary-General co-ordinate the foreign policies of member states
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (to provide a framework and opportunities for co-operation on common African problems)

Explanation

The OAU was a compromise between full political union and loose co-operation: it gave African states a framework to co-operate on shared problems such as decolonisation.