Friends of the African Union

Friends of the African Union (FAU)is an economic, social, humanitarian, charitable, educational and new media civil-society ruling body founded to work for the benefit of the African Union and the African diaspora in their host countries.Friends of the African Union Chamber of Commerce (FAU Chamber) is the first 21st century economic and business development African civil-society ruling body who is also a economic, business incubation, social, humanitarian, charitable, and educational non governmental organization.  It was founded in 2013 to be the business service bureau to the African Union and its member businesses with a focus on the 6th Region. In 2005, the African Union defined the African Diaspora (AU) as “... peoples of African descent and heritage living outside the continent, irrespective of their citizenship, and who remain committed to  contribute to the  development of the continent and the building of the African Union.”  In 2012 The AU expanded its membership to those who do not live in its established 5 regions to a 6th region.

Friends of the African Union was asked by the African Union in August 2013 to the First African Union Consultation Meeting with the Diaspora on the African Union Agenda 2063 - New York, United States of America Oct. 8th through the 10th 2013.