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Politics of the African Union
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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:

Regional

Arab League:

Arab Maghreb Union:

Community of Sahel-Saharan States:

Conseil de l'Entente:

Economic

Greater Arab Free Trade Area:

Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries:

G20 developing nations:

G-20 major economies:

G33:

G90:

Group of 77:

Indian Ocean Commission:

Liptako-Gourma Authority:

Mano River Union:

OPEC:

Linguistic

Community of Portuguese Language Countries:

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie:

Organization of Ibero-American States:

Religious

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation:

Diplomatic missions

African Union Representational Mission to the U.S. in Washington, D.C.
Barack Obama greets Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, Chairman of the African Union, Blue Room during a U.S.–Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug. 5, 2014. White House photo by Amanda Lucidon.

The African Union maintains special diplomatic representation with the United States,[1] European Union, and as of 2022 has plans for a mission to the People's Republic of China.[2] 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.[3]

Foreign relations of constituent states

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Mission to the African Union". United States Mission to the African Union. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Gençtürk, Ahmet (10 February 2022). "African Union to open permanent mission in Beijing" (Press release). Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "United States Mission to the African Union donates Audio Visual Broadcast Media Multi Box to the AUC". United States Mission to the African Union. September 22, 2011. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
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