Article 2 Establishment The African Union provisions of this Act. is hereby established in accordance with the Article 3 Objectives The objectives of the Union shall be to: (a) achieve greater unity and solidarity countries and the peoples of Africa; (b) defend the sovereignty, territorial independence of its Member States; (c) accelerate the the continent; (a) promote and defend African common positions of interest to the continent and its peoples; (e) encourage political international and between of the Charter of the United Declaration of Human Rights; Nations African integrity socio-economic cooperation, the taking and and integration due the on of issues account Universal promote peace, security, and stability on the continent; promote democratic principles and participation and good governance; promote and protect human accordance with the African Peoples’ Rights and other instruments; establish continent institutions, popular and peoples’ rights in Charter on Human and relevant human _ rights the necessary conditions which enable the to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations;