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)
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Eswatini
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
Regional
- Egypt
- Sudan
- Libya
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Mauritania
- Somalia
- Djibouti
- Comoros
- Eritrea
- Algeria
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Tunisia
Community of Sahel-Saharan States:
- 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
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
- Togo
Economic
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Libya
- Morocco
- Sudan
- Tunisia
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries:
- Burundi
- D.R. Congo
- Rwanda
- Egypt
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
- South Africa
G33:
- Benin
- Botswana
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Kenya
- Mauritius
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
G90:
- 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
- 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
- Comoros
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Seychelles
- Burkina Faso,
- Mali
- Niger
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
OPEC:
- Algeria
- Libya
- Nigeria
Linguistic
Community of Portuguese Language Countries:
- Angola
- Cape Verde
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mozambique
- São Tomé and Príncipe
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie:
- 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
Organization of Ibero-American States:
- Equatorial Guinea
Religious
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation:
- 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
Diplomatic missions
The African Union maintains special diplomatic representation with the United States,[1] European Union, and as of 2022 has plans for a mission to the People's Republic of China.[2] 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.[3]
Foreign relations of constituent states
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- D. R. Congo
- Rep. of the Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
See also
- Enlargement of the African Union
- Africa–United States relations
- Africa–China relations
- Africa–Soviet Union relations
- Africa–EU relations
- France–Africa relations
- Africa–India relations
- Africa–Japan relations
- Africa–North Korea relations
- Africa-South Korea relations
- Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African Unity
References
- ↑ "United States Mission to the African Union". United States Mission to the African Union. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ↑ Gençtürk, Ahmet (10 February 2022). "African Union to open permanent mission in Beijing" (Press release). Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "United States Mission to the African Union donates Audio Visual Broadcast Media Multi Box to the AUC". United States Mission to the African Union. September 22, 2011. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2012.