▁▁ ▁To ▁co - ordinate ▁and ▁intens ify ▁the ▁co - operation ▁of ▁African ▁states ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Africa . ▁ ▁To ▁defend ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y , ▁territorial ▁integrity ▁and ▁independence ▁of ▁African ▁states . ▁ ▁The ▁O AU ▁was ▁also ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁er adic ation ▁of ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁colonial ism ▁and ▁white ▁minor ity ▁rule ▁as , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁established , ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁states ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁won ▁their ▁independence ▁or ▁were ▁white ▁minor ity - ru led . ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Ang ola ▁were ▁two ▁such ▁countries . ▁The ▁O AU ▁proposed ▁two ▁ways ▁of ▁r idd ing ▁the ▁continent ▁of ▁colonial ism ▁and ▁white ▁minor ity ▁rule . ▁First , ▁it ▁would ▁defend ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁independent ▁countries ▁and ▁help ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁independence ▁those ▁of ▁still - colon ised ▁ones . ▁Second ly , ▁it ▁would ▁remain ▁neutral ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁world ▁affairs , ▁prevent ing ▁its ▁members ▁from ▁being ▁controlled ▁once ▁more ▁by ▁outside ▁powers . ▁ ▁A ▁Liber ation ▁Committee ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁aid ▁independence ▁movements ▁and ▁look ▁after ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁already - in dependent ▁states . ▁The ▁O AU ▁also ▁aim ed ▁to ▁stay ▁neutral ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁global ▁politics , ▁which ▁would ▁prevent ▁them ▁from ▁being ▁controlled ▁once ▁more ▁by ▁outside ▁forces ▁– ▁an ▁especial ▁danger ▁with ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁O AU ▁had ▁other ▁a ims , ▁too : ▁▁ ▁Ens ure ▁that ▁all