List of African Union (AU) Member Countries

The AU was founded as the Organization of African Unity in May 1963 in Addis Ababa, through a charter signed by 32 heads of state.

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List of African Union (AU) Member Countries

The African Union is an umbrella organization that includes all 55 countries on the African continent.

The AU was founded as the Organization of African Unity in May 1963 in Addis Ababa, through a charter signed by 32 heads of state.

The African Union then succeded the OAU in 2002.

The following countries are members of the African Union;

    1. Burundi
    2. Cameroon
    3. The Central African Republic
    4. Chad
    5. The Republic of Congo
    6. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
    7. Equatorial Guinea
    8. Gabon
    9.  São Tomé and Príncipe
    10. Union of the Comoros
    11. Djibouti
    12. Eritrea
    13. Ethiopia
    14. Kenya
    15. Madagascar
    16. Mauritius
    17. Rwanda
    18. Seychelles
    19. Somalia
    20. South Sudan
    21. Sudan
    22. Tanzania
    23. Uganda
    24. Algeria
    25. Egypt
    26. Libya
    27. Mauritania
    28. Morocco
    29. Sahrawi Republic
    30. Tunisia
    31. Angola
    32. Botswana
    33. Eswatini
    34. Lesotho
    35. Malawi
    36. Mozambique
    37. Namibia
    38. South Africa
    39. Zambia
    40. Zimbabwe
    41. Benin
    42. Burkina Faso
    43. Cape Verde
    44. Côte d’Ivoire
    45. The Gambia
    46. Ghana
    47. Guinea
    48. Guinea-Bissau
    49. Liberia
    50. Mali
    51. Niger
    52. Nigeria
    53. Senegal
    54. Sierra Leone
    55. Togo

 

Also read: List of African Countries Not Members of AU