Among the factors that hastened the process of independence, one was the formation of the Organization for African Unity (OAU). The process of forming the OAU, which started in 1958, was not smooth. There were differences of opinion among African states over the structure of the organization. Despite those differences, African states succeeded in setting up their own continental organization, which was bornin May 1963 in Addis Ababa. The new African continental union, the African Union (AU) that officially replaced the Organization of African Union (OAU) was officially inaugurated in July 2002 in the South African city of Durban. Unlike its predecessor i.e., the dissolved OAU, the AU at least in theory was not a forum of only heads of states and governments. The AU claims that it is a forum of the entire African peoples that deals with various aspects of life including economy, politics, social and cultural affairs under the umbrella of Pan-Africanism. To realize these intended goals, the AU has set up agencies like: The Pan-African Parliament, the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC). The AU, like its predecessor, OAU has also established agencies i.e., human rights commission and human right courts to deal with human right issues like the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), the African Court on Human and Peoples ‘Rights (ACHPR) the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The continental organization is also striving to set up continental monetary institutions like a continental central bank, an investment bank and a continental monetary fund.