Africa Day, May 25, commemorates the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africa Day celebrates the aim to bring together the African peoples, strengthen their faith in integration and popularize the ideal of union of the continent. The celebration reinforces the conviction that regional integration is the key to the development of Africa and that it is the path to follow to ensure structural transformation and facilitate the beneficial integration of Africa into the global economy.