ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən wʌz tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈæfɹɪkən jˈuːniən ˌɔn nˈaɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ɪn dˈɜːbən, sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə, bˌʌt ðə hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ kəntˈɪnjuːz təbi sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv mˈeɪ.
The organization was transformed into the African Union on 9 July 2002, in Durban, South Africa, but the holiday continues to be celebrated on 25 May.