Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together

Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together

Flag of the African Union
Official anthem of the African Union Former anthem of the Organisation of African Unity
Also known as	Arabic: فلنتحد جميعا ونحتفل معا; French: Unissons-nous tous et célébrons ensemble; Portuguese: Vamos todos nos unir e celebrar juntos; Spanish: Unámonos todos y celebremos juntos; Swahili: Tuungane na tusherehekee
Lyrics	Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
Music	Arthur Mudogo Kemoli, 1986
Adopted	1986 (by the Organisation of African Unity) 2002 (by the African Union)
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"Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together" (Arabic: فلنتحد جميعا ونحتفل معا; French: Unissons-nous tous et célébrons ensemble; Portuguese: Vamos todos nos unir e celebrar juntos; Spanish: Unámonos todos y celebremos juntos; Swahili: Hebu wote kuungana na kusherehekea pamoja) is the anthem of the African Union (AU). It was written as a poem titled "Proud to be African" by Ethiopian poet Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, while the music was composed by Kenyan choral composer Arthur Mudogo Kemoli. It had served as the anthem of the former Organisation of African Unity since 1986 before being adopted by the newly formed Union in 2002.