Below you will find example sentences with "african union". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

African Union in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: african
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 31
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.9 words

Words in this phrase

african union

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • african can mean: Of or pertaining to Africa. Common word
  • union can mean: The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

account for african union au member 1× ago the african union representing 55 1× and the african union commission chairperson 1× and the african union commission having 1× and the african union for a 1× and the african union intra african 1× and the african union with many 1× at the african union has found 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

african leaders sunday 1× african para games 1× after initially agreeing 1× although the east 1× as african leaders 1× both sides have 1×

Common sentence endings:

african multilateral bank 1× african union level 1× african union summit 1× agreements with china 1× and african citizens 1× army insurgency group 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

states 6× continent 5× development 4× leaders 4× summit 4× africa 3× member 3× working 3× united 3× nations 3× change 3× initiative 3×

Related phrases

soviet union african americans rugby union african countries credit union south african union pacific union congress european union african american

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around african:

african countries 20× west african 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

african studies african republic african nations african development african countries african continent

Just after it in the phrase index:

afternoon tea age discrimination age group aged care aged years aggravated assault

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

african americans african countries african american african continent african republic african nations

Same ending:

soviet union rugby union credit union european union student union teachers union

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "african union" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as account for african union au member, ago the african union representing 55, states, continent and development stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with soviet union, african americans, rugby union, african countries and west african, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with african union

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

This weekend (17-18 February), African leaders will meet in Addis Abada for their 37th African Union summit. (18 words)

Tlou emphasised that 60 years after the establishment of the OAU and the African Union, intra-African trade is abysmally low at 16%. (23 words)

Sexual Harassment Widespread at African Union, Inquiry Says (Today) - An internal investigation into sexual harassment claims at the African Union has found widespread reports. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The working group, according to him, has also developed a proposal for setting up an Escrow Account for African Union (AU) Member-States and a model Escrow Agreement with the African Development Bank or any other approved African Multilateral Bank. (40 words)

After initially agreeing to negotiate a continent-to-continent deal brokered by the African Union, some African states had a last-minute change of heart, opting to continue the EU-ACP process instead, but with continent-to-continent protocols. (39 words)

This ministerial meeting was also held in the context of the common vision of Morocco and the African Union for a sustainable emergence of Africa and the role of African women in addressing the challenge of climate change. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

The African Union has, in a parallel direction, to spearhead Africa’s development and integration in close collaboration with African Union Member States, the Regional Economic Communities, and African citizens.

The working group, according to him, has also developed a proposal for setting up an Escrow Account for African Union (AU) Member-States and a model Escrow Agreement with the African Development Bank or any other approved African Multilateral Bank.

Some 300 international observers were deployed, mainly from the Economic Community of the West African States and the African Union, with many African states supporting the incumbent.

Quite recently, on 28 November 2023, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat convened their seventh African Union-United Nations Annual Conference in New York.

AS African leaders gather in Addis Ababa for this year’s African Union Summit, Union leaders believe that the highly volatile security situations in the region should be top on the list of issues to be discussed.

Donald Trump must apologise for comments - African Union (3 days ago) - The African Union, representing 55 member states, is furious over a reported slur by the.

Sexual Harassment Widespread at African Union, Inquiry Says (Today) - An internal investigation into sexual harassment claims at the African Union has found widespread reports.

President Lourenço affirmed Angola's aspiration to work with Egypt to address the many challenges facing the continent, which require African efforts to be confronted by activating joint action mechanisms, particularly at the African Union level.

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The inclusion of the African Union in the G-20 grouping at the recent New Delhi summit also adds heft to the strengthening Indo-African ties.

This ministerial meeting was also held in the context of the common vision of Morocco and the African Union for a sustainable emergence of Africa and the role of African women in addressing the challenge of climate change.

Tlou emphasised that 60 years after the establishment of the OAU and the African Union, intra-African trade is abysmally low at 16%.

Both sides have synergized the Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Development Initiative with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the development strategies of African countries.

Eight years ago, the Obama administration was working with the African Union (AU) to change United Nations (UN) rules for funding peacekeepers to put African missions on a firm financial basis.

He also served in the Central African Republic as commander of the African Union-authorised Regional Taskforce deployed to hunt down the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency group.

The Belt and Road Initiative has become a cornerstone of China-Africa cooperation, with 52 African countries and the African Union Commission having signed cooperation agreements with China.

This weekend (17-18 February), African leaders will meet in Addis Abada for their 37th African Union summit.

African leaders Sunday condemned US President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan as illegitimate, taking advantage of an African Union summit to voice solidarity with “the Palestinian cause”.

African Para Games will coincide with the end of Egypt's presidency of the African Union (AU) which reflects the country's increasing support to the people with disabilities.

After initially agreeing to negotiate a continent-to-continent deal brokered by the African Union, some African states had a last-minute change of heart, opting to continue the EU-ACP process instead, but with continent-to-continent protocols.

Although the East African Community will send an election observation mission, the government has still not signed a working agreement with the African Union-mandated human rights observers.

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