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 the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
Commonwealth of Nations:
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 Arab League:
Egypt Sudan Libya Morocco Tunisia Algeria Mauritania Somalia Djibouti Comoros Eritrea
Arab Maghreb Union:
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 Ivory Coast Egypt Ghana Guinea-Bissau Liberia Morocco Nigeria Sierra Leone Somalia Togo Tunisia
Conseil de l'Entente:
Benin Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Niger Togo
Economic Greater Arab Free Trade Area:
Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan Tunisia
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries:
Burundi D.R. Congo Rwanda
G20 developing nations:
Egypt Nigeria South Africa Tanzania Zimbabwe
G-20 major economies: South Africa G33:
Benin Botswana Democratic Republic of Congo Ivory Coast Kenya Mauritius Madagascar Mozambique Nigeria Senegal Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
G90:
Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Rep. Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Eswatini Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Group of 77:
Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast 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 Tunisia Uganda Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe
Indian Ocean Commission:
Comoros Madagascar Mauritius Seychelles
Liptako–Gourma Authority:
Burkina Faso Mali Niger
Mano River Union:
Guinea Ivory Coast 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 Djibouti Egypt Gabon The Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast 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, European Union, and as of 2022 has plans for a mission to the People's Republic of China. 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.
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 Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast 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–Canada relations Africa–China relations Africa–Europe relations France–Africa relations Africa–India relations Africa–Japan relations Africa–Nordic relations Africa–North Korea relations Africa-South Korea relations Africa–Soviet Union relations Africa–United States relations Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African Unity
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