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African Union Countries

African Union Countries: compare 54 countries on 3 metrics.

Politics & Government54 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Jan 11, 2024Original page
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54 countries
Algeria05-25-1963Active—
Angola02-11-1975Active—
Benin05-25-1963ActiveKnown as Dahomey until 1975.
Botswana10-31-1966Active—
Burkina Faso05-25-1963SuspendedKnown as Upper Volta until 1984., Suspended in September 2015 after a brief military coup.+1
Burundi05-25-1963Active—
Cameroon05-25-1963Active—
Cape Verde07-18-1975Active—
Central African Republic05-25-1963ActiveSuspended from March 2013 to April 2016 during the Central African Republic Civil War.
Chad05-25-1963Active—
Comoros07-18-1975Active—
Djibouti06-27-1977Active—
DR Congo05-25-1963ActiveKnown as Zaire from 1971 to 1997.
Egypt05-25-1963ActiveSuspended from July 2013 until June 2014 following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.
Equatorial Guinea10-12-1968Active—
Eritrea05-24-1993Active—
Eswatini09-24-1968ActiveKnown as Swaziland from 1968 to 2018.
Ethiopia05-25-1963Active—
Gabon05-25-1963SuspendedSuspended on 31 August 2023 following a military coup.
Gambia03-09-1965Active—
Ghana05-25-1963Active—
Guinea05-25-1963SuspendedSuspended from 23 December 2008 to January 2011 after the 2008 Guinean coup d'état., Suspended again in September 2021 after another coup.
Guinea-Bissau11-19-1973ActiveSuspended from April 2012 until June 2014 following the 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état.
Ivory Coast05-25-1963Active—
Kenya05-25-1963Active—
Lesotho10-31-1966Active—
Liberia05-25-1963Active—
Libya05-25-1963Active—
Madagascar05-25-1963ActiveSuspended from December 2001 – 10 July 2003 and from 20 March 2009 – 27 January 2014 after a political crisis.
Malawi07-13-1964Active—
Mali05-25-1963SuspendedSuspended from 23 March 2012 until October 2013 after a military coup., Suspended again from 19 August to 8 October 2020 due to a military coup.+1
Mauritania05-25-1963ActiveSuspended 4 August 2005 after a military coup., Presidential elections were held in March 2007.+1
Mauritius08-01-1968Active—
Morocco01-31-2017ActiveOriginally joined the AU's predecessor, the OAU, in 1963., However, withdrew in 12 November 1984 when a majority of member states supported the admission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, as an OAU member.+1
Mozambique07-18-1975Active—
Namibia06-01-1990Active—
Niger05-25-1963SuspendedSuspended from 19 February 2010 until 16 March 2011 after a military coup and until the subsequent transition to a civilian administration., Suspended again on 22 August 2023 following another military coup.
Nigeria05-25-1963Active—
Republic of the Congo05-25-1963Active—
Rwanda05-25-1963Active—
Sao Tome and Principe07-18-1975Active—
Senegal05-25-1963Active—
Seychelles06-29-1976Active—
Sierra Leone05-25-1963Active—
Somalia05-25-1963Active—
South Africa06-06-1994Active—
South Sudan07-27-2011Active—
Sudan05-25-1963SuspendedSuspended 6 June 2019 due to violence committed by the military following a coup d'état as part of the 2018–19 Sudanese protests., Suspension was lifted three months later on 6 September 2019.+1
Tanzania05-25-1963ActiveFormed by a merger on 26 April 1964 of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which had both become members on 25 May 1963.
Togo05-25-1963ActiveSuspended 25 February 2005 after concerns over unconstitutional presidential appointment. Presidential elections were held 4 May 2005.
Tunisia05-25-1963Active—
Uganda05-25-1963Active—
Zambia12-16-1964Active—
Zimbabwe06-18-1980Active—

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Where does this african union countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Member States - African Union; Member states of the African Union - Wiki; AU ends Egypt, Guinea Bissau suspension after elections - Reuters Africa; African Union suspends Guinea following coup - Africa News.

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