# Foreign relations of the African Union

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:
* 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
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Liberia
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Togo
* Tunisia
Conseil de l'Entente:
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* 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
* 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
Group of 77:
* 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
Indian Ocean Commission:
* Comoros
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Seychelles
Liptako–Gourma Authority:
* Burkina Faso,
* Mali
* Niger
Mano River Union:
* 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, 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
* 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