African Union

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African Union, also known as AU, is a privately owned entity headquartered in Ethiopia. Founded in 1963, the organization employs approximately 2170 individuals and reported $676.9M in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in athletics and multi-discipline sports.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1963

Headcount

2,167

Headquarters

Ethiopia

Primary Segment

Athletics and multi-discipline sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On May 1, 2026, African leaders, ministers, and development partners formally adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration on Turning the Tide, issuing an urgent call for coordinated and transformative action to salvage the continent's faltering progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union’s (AU) long-term development blueprint, Agenda 2063. Earlier on the same day, Nigeria assumed the chairmanship of the African Union Peace and Security Council for May 2026, focusing its tenure on addressing pressing security concerns across Africa, including regional conflicts and transnational threats.

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African Union offers 2 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. African Union's product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media and athletics and multi-discipline sports.

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African Union's revenues were less than $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split African Union's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is multi-Sport. For full access to African Union's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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African Union sells broadcasting rights of its multi-Sport competitions to 8 companies globally, covering 3 countries. African Union's rights holders include Sky Group.