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Foreign relations of the African Union

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The individual member states of the African Union (AU) coordinate foreign policy through this agency, in addition to conducting their own international relations on a state-by-state basis. The AU represents the interests of African peoples at large in intergovernmental organizations (IGO's); for instance, it is a permanent observer at the United Nations' General Assembly.

Other intergovernmental organizations

Membership of the AU overlaps with other IGO's, and occasionally these third-party organizations and the AU will coordinate matters of public policy.

=Political=

Non-Aligned Movement (Every AU member state, except South Sudan and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)

Commonwealth of Nations:

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  • Botswana
  • Cameroon
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

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=Regional=

Arab League:

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  • Egypt
  • Sudan
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
  • Somalia
  • Djibouti
  • Comoros
  • Eritrea

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Arab Maghreb Union:

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  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia

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Community of Sahel-Saharan States:

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  • Libya
  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Chad
  • Sudan
  • Central African Republic
  • Eritrea
  • Djibouti
  • The Gambia
  • Senegal
  • Benin
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

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Conseil de l'Entente:

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  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Togo

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=Economic=

Greater Arab Free Trade Area:

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  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Sudan
  • Tunisia

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Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries:

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  • Burundi
  • D.R. Congo
  • Rwanda

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G20 developing nations:

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  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Zimbabwe

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G-20 major economies:

  • South Africa

G33:

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  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Kenya
  • Mauritius
  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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G90:

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  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Rep. Congo
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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Group of 77:

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  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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Indian Ocean Commission:

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  • Comoros
  • Madagascar
  • Mauritius
  • Seychelles

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Liptako–Gourma Authority:

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  • Burkina Faso,
  • Mali
  • Niger

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Mano River Union:

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  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

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OPEC:

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  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Nigeria

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=Linguistic=

Community of Portuguese Language Countries:

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  • Angola
  • Cape Verde
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mozambique
  • São Tomé and Príncipe

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Organisation internationale de la Francophonie:

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  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Congo, Republic of
  • Ivory Coast
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

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Organization of Ibero-American States:

  • Equatorial Guinea

=Religious=

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation:

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  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
  • Somalia
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda

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Diplomatic missions

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The African Union maintains special diplomatic representation with the United States,{{cite web|url=http://www.usau.usmission.gov/index.html|publisher=United States Mission to the African Union|title=United States Mission to the African Union|access-date=May 10, 2012}} European Union, and as of 2022 has plans for a mission to the People's Republic of China.{{cite press release |last1=Gençtürk |first1=Ahmet |date=10 February 2022 |title=African Union to open permanent mission in Beijing |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/african-union-to-open-permanent-mission-in-beijing/2498463 |url-status= |type=Press release |agency=Anadolu Agency |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=16 February 2022 |quote= }} In 2011, the United States Mission to the African Union donated a state of the art multimedia box to the cash-starved African Union in a formal ceremony, in which they also presented new interns who will be trained to use it.{{cite web|url=http://www.usau.usmission.gov/-mult-box-grant-to-the-auc-09/22/11.html|publisher=United States Mission to the African Union|title=United States Mission to the African Union donates Audio Visual Broadcast Media Multi Box to the AUC|date=September 22, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925105356/http://www.usau.usmission.gov/-mult-box-grant-to-the-auc-09/22/11.html|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Foreign relations of constituent states

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See also

References

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