ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU)
The OAU was founded in 1963 to promote self-government, respect for
territorial
boundaries and social progress throughout the African Continent.
Membership is open to all
independent African countries. Morocco withdrew from the OAU when the
representative of
Western Sahara (the Saharoui Arab Democratic Republic) was seated at the
20th OAU Assembly
of Heads of State and Government in 1984. Nine OAU members also belong to
the Arab League.
There are 52 members.
OAU MEMBERS
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic
of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Somalia
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara (Saharoui Arab Democratic Republic)
Zambia
Zimbabwe