The aims and hopes of the AU were a response to calls for democracy and development from Africa 's NGOs .
At its inauguration in Durban , South Africa in July 2002 , the African Union embarked on a course to transform and integrate the continent .
The aims and hopes of the African Union were a response to calls for democracy and development from South Africa 's NGOs .
At its inauguration in Durban , South Africa in July 2002 , the African Union embarked on a course to transform and integrate the continent .