An exhibition on the Organisation of African Unity and the newly established African Union will be on display in the foyer of the ICC in Durban. The exhibition consists of 12 panels depicting a brief history of the OAU.

The first two panels show the treaties closed before 1963 in an attempt to create an organisation for Africa.

In the panels that follow the establishment of the OAU on 25 May 1963, the charter of the OAU and meetings of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government are shown.

Panels 6 to 10 show the important milestones of the OAU. Aspects such as decolonisation, liberation of Africa, peaceful settlement of disputes, economic and social development, African refugees and human rights are depicted.

The second last panel summaries the relationship between the OAU and South Africa.

The concluding panel looks at the establishment of the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development.

The exhibition was researched by the National Archives of South Africa and compiled by the Northern Flagship Institution.