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class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.8</span> <span>September 24, 1968 – October 12, 1968</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-September_24,_1968_–_October_12,_1968-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-October_12,_1968_–_November_19,_1973" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#October_12,_1968_–_November_19,_1973"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.9</span> <span>October 12, 1968 – November 19, 1973</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-October_12,_1968_–_November_19,_1973-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-November_19,_1973_–_February_11,_1975" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#November_19,_1973_–_February_11,_1975"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.10</span> <span>November 19, 1973 – February 11, 1975</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-November_19,_1973_–_February_11,_1975-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> 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Consequently, it is wildly diverse, including the world's largest hot <a href="/wiki/Desert" title="Desert">desert</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Sahara" title="Sahara">Sahara</a>), huge <a href="/wiki/Jungle" title="Jungle">jungles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Savanna" title="Savanna">savannas</a>, and the world's longest river (the <a href="/wiki/Nile" title="Nile">Nile</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The AU presently has an area of 29,922,059 square kilometres (11,552,972 sq mi), with 24,165 square kilometres (9,330 sq mi) of coastline. The vast majority of this area is on <a href="/wiki/Continent" title="Continent">continental</a> Africa, while the only significant territory off the mainland is the island of <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area" title="List of islands by area">the world's fourth largest</a>), accounting for slightly less than 2% of the total. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Extreme_points">Extreme points</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Extreme points"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>African Union at large </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Northernmost</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ras_ben_Sakka" title="Ras ben Sakka">Ras ben Sakka</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tunisia" title="Tunisia">Tunisia</a></td> <td>(37°21′ N) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southernmost</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Agulhas" title="Cape Agulhas">Cape Agulhas</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td> <td>(34°51'15"S) <sup id="cite_ref-South_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-South-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Westernmost</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santo_Ant%C3%A3o,_Cape_Verde" title="Santo Antão, Cape Verde">Santo Antão</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></td> <td>(25°25'W) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Easternmost</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodrigues_(island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rodrigues (island)">Rodrigues</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Mauritius.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mauritius.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Mauritius.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mauritius.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Mauritius.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mauritius.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a></td> <td>(63°30'E) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most distant point from the coastline</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pole_of_inaccessibility#Africa" title="Pole of inaccessibility">African pole of inaccessibility</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic"><img alt="Central African Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo"><img alt="Democratic Republic of the Congo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan"><img alt="South Sudan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="570" /></a></span></span></td> <td>near the town <a href="/wiki/Obo" title="Obo">Obo</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Highest point above land</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mount_Kilimanjaro" title="Mount Kilimanjaro">Mount Kilimanjaro</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></td> <td>5,895 m (6,447 yd) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lowest point below sea level</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Asal_(Djibouti)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Asal (Djibouti)">Lake Asal</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Djibouti.svg/23px-Flag_of_Djibouti.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Burundi.svg/46px-Flag_of_Burundi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda"><img alt="Rwanda" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania"><img alt="Tanzania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya"><img alt="Kenya" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <br /> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo"><img alt="Democratic Republic of the Congo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-height="570" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia"><img alt="Ethiopia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan"><img alt="Sudan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt"><img alt="Egypt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </td> <td>6,650 km (4,130 miles) long </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_by_depth" title="List of lakes by depth">Deepest Lake</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Tanganyika" title="Lake Tanganyika">Lake Tanganyika</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania"><img alt="Tanzania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo"><img alt="Democratic Republic of the Congo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi"><img alt="Burundi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Burundi.svg/23px-Flag_of_Burundi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Burundi.svg/35px-Flag_of_Burundi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Burundi.svg/46px-Flag_of_Burundi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia"><img alt="Zambia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Zambia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zambia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Zambia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zambia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Zambia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Zambia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td>1,470 m (4,820 ft) deep </td></tr> <tr> <td>Largest lake by area</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Victoria" title="Lake Victoria">Lake Victoria</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania"><img alt="Tanzania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda"><img alt="Uganda" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya"><img alt="Kenya" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td>68,800 km<sup>2</sup> (26,600 sq mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_by_height" title="List of waterfalls by height">Highest waterfall</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tugela_Falls" title="Tugela Falls">Tugela Falls</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td> <td>948 m (3,110 feet) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area" title="List of islands by area">Largest Island</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madagascar_(island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madagascar (island)">Madagascar Island</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a></td> <td>587,040 km2 (226,657 sq mi) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Countries_bordering_the_African_Union">Countries bordering the African Union</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Countries bordering the African Union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The AU has two land borders: <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a> borders the Spanish semi-enclaves of <a href="/wiki/Ceuta" title="Ceuta">Ceuta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melilla" title="Melilla">Melilla</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pe%C3%B1%C3%B3n_de_V%C3%A9lez_de_la_Gomera" title="Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera">Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera</a> and <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sinai_Peninsula" title="Sinai Peninsula">Sinai Peninsula</a> borders the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a> for 11 km (6.8 mi) and <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> for 400 km (248 mi) on its western frontier. Since it is <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asian</a>, the Sinai is the only territorial region of the AU on another geopolitical <a href="/wiki/Continent" title="Continent">continent</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Previous_borders">Previous borders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Previous borders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_African_Union" title="Enlargement of the African Union">Enlargement of the African Union</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Organisation_of_African_unity.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Organisation_of_African_unity.svg/350px-Organisation_of_African_unity.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Organisation_of_African_unity.svg/525px-Organisation_of_African_unity.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Organisation_of_African_unity.svg/700px-Organisation_of_African_unity.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>OAU member states by the decade they joined.</figcaption></figure> <p>The AU is the successor to the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_African_Unity" title="Organisation of African Unity">Organisation of African Unity</a>, an <a href="/wiki/International_organization" title="International organization">international organization</a> that gradually included <a href="/wiki/Sovereignty" title="Sovereignty">sovereign</a> African <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">states</a> as the continent was <a href="/wiki/Decolonization" title="Decolonization">decolonized</a>. The membership of the African Union, and consequently its borders, have not changed since its founding. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Founding_of_the_OAU:_May_25_–_December_13,_1963"><span id="Founding_of_the_OAU:_May_25_.E2.80.93_December_13.2C_1963"></span>Founding of the OAU: May 25 – December 13, 1963</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Founding of the OAU: May 25 – December 13, 1963"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Gambia" title="The Gambia">The Gambia</a> – Surrounded by <a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> – A dependent area of <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>, joined on November 19, 1973, prior to internationally recognized independence, bordering <a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a> to the east and south, and Senegal to the north.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> – A <a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">colony</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> at the time, Kenya joined on December 13, 1963, the day after its independence. It is bordered by <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> to the south, <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> to the west, and <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a> to the northwest.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a> – A colony of the United Kingdom at the time, Malawi joined on July 13, 1964, one week after independence.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> – At the time, <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Portugal" title="Provinces of Portugal">province</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> to its north; the <a href="/wiki/Cabinda_Province" title="Cabinda Province">Cabinda</a> <a href="/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave" title="Enclave and exclave">enclave</a> is surrounded by the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a> to its north and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its east and south. Angola joined on February 11, 1975, prior to its internationally recognized independence.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> – Enclaves of <a href="/wiki/Ceuta" title="Ceuta">Ceuta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melilla" title="Melilla">Melilla</a> are surrounded by Morocco; <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Sahara" title="Spanish Sahara">Spanish Sahara</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Spain" title="Provinces of Spain">province</a> at the time, to the south. <a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a> was also a province, bordering <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a> to the north and <a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a> to the east and south.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a> – A colony of the United Kingdom at the time, Zambia joined the AU in October, 1965, after gaining independence on October 24, the year prior. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> lie to the north.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="December_13,_1963_–_July_13,_1964"><span id="December_13.2C_1963_.E2.80.93_July_13.2C_1964"></span>December 13, 1963 – July 13, 1964</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: December 13, 1963 – July 13, 1964"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Kenya joins the OAU.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="July_13_–_December_16,_1964"><span id="July_13_.E2.80.93_December_16.2C_1964"></span>July 13 – December 16, 1964</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: July 13 – December 16, 1964"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Malawi joins the OAU.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="December_16,_1964_–_October_1965"><span id="December_16.2C_1964_.E2.80.93_October_1965"></span>December 16, 1964 – October 1965</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: December 16, 1964 – October 1965"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Zambia joins the OAU. It bordered the following territories to the south:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a> – A <a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">colony</a> of the United Kingdom at the time, Botswana joined the OAU on October 31, 1966; it achieved independence the September 30 prior.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Africa" title="South West Africa">South West Africa</a> – A colony of the United Kingdom under the mandate of <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, the territory wouldn't become independent until March 21, 1990, as <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>. It joined the OAU in June of that year.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> – A colony of the United Kingdom at the time, Zimbabwe joined the OAU in June, 1980; it achieved independence as <a href="/wiki/Rhodesia" title="Rhodesia">Rhodesia</a> on November 11, 1965.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="October_31,_1965"><span id="October_31.2C_1965"></span>October 31, 1965</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: October 31, 1965"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Gambia joins the OAU.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="October_31,_1966_–_July_13,_1964"><span id="October_31.2C_1966_.E2.80.93_July_13.2C_1964"></span>October 31, 1966 – July 13, 1964</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: October 31, 1966 – July 13, 1964"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Botswana and Lesotho join the OAU. The bordered:</li> <li>South Africa – While independent, South Africa was ruled under the system of <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a>, and was ineligible and uninterested in membership. Following a democratic revolution in 1994, it joined the OAU that June 6; becoming the most recent member. It bordered Botswana to the south and is perforated by Lesotho.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="August_1968_–_September_24,_1968"><span id="August_1968_.E2.80.93_September_24.2C_1968"></span>August 1968 – September 24, 1968</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: August 1968 – September 24, 1968"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a> joins the OAU.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="September_24,_1968_–_October_12,_1968"><span id="September_24.2C_1968_.E2.80.93_October_12.2C_1968"></span>September 24, 1968 – October 12, 1968</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: September 24, 1968 – October 12, 1968"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Swaziland joins the OAU.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="October_12,_1968_–_November_19,_1973"><span id="October_12.2C_1968_.E2.80.93_November_19.2C_1973"></span>October 12, 1968 – November 19, 1973</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: October 12, 1968 – November 19, 1973"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a> joins the OAU upon independence. The OAU still shares a border with Spain along <a href="/wiki/Ceuta" title="Ceuta">Ceuta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melilla" title="Melilla">Melilla</a> (via Morocco), and <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Sahara" title="Spanish Sahara">Spanish Sahara</a> (via Algeria, Mauritania, and Morocco.)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="November_19,_1973_–_February_11,_1975"><span id="November_19.2C_1973_.E2.80.93_February_11.2C_1975"></span>November 19, 1973 – February 11, 1975</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: November 19, 1973 – February 11, 1975"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> joins the OAU. At the time, it was still considered a dependency of Portugal. It gained independence on September 10, 1974.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="February_11_–_July_18,_1975"><span id="February_11_.E2.80.93_July_18.2C_1975"></span>February 11 – July 18, 1975</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: February 11 – July 18, 1975"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a> joins the OAU. At the time, it was still considered a dependency of Portugal. It gained independence on November 11, 1975.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="July_18_–_February_27,_1976"><span id="July_18_.E2.80.93_February_27.2C_1976"></span>July 18 – February 27, 1976</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: July 18 – February 27, 1976"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a>, and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a> join the OAU. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="February_27_–_June_29,_1976"><span id="February_27_.E2.80.93_June_29.2C_1976"></span>February 27 – June 29, 1976</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: February 27 – June 29, 1976"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" title="Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a> is declared in <a href="/wiki/Western_Sahara" title="Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a> as Spain decolonizes. This leads to a land war between the <a href="/wiki/Western_Sahara" title="Western Sahara">Sahrawi</a> nationalist <a href="/wiki/Polisario_Front" title="Polisario Front">Polisario Front</a> and <a href="/wiki/History_of_Western_Sahara" title="History of Western Sahara">the armies of Mauritania and Morocco</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="June_29,_1976_–_June_27,_1977"><span id="June_29.2C_1976_.E2.80.93_June_27.2C_1977"></span>June 29, 1976 – June 27, 1977</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: June 29, 1976 – June 27, 1977"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a> joins the OAU.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="June_27,_1977_–_June_1980"><span id="June_27.2C_1977_.E2.80.93_June_1980"></span>June 27, 1977 – June 1980</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: June 27, 1977 – June 1980"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a> becomes independent of France and joins the OAU.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="June_1980_–_February_22,_1982"><span id="June_1980_.E2.80.93_February_22.2C_1982"></span>June 1980 – February 22, 1982</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: June 1980 – February 22, 1982"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> joins the OAU. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="February_22,_1982_–_November_12,_1984"><span id="February_22.2C_1982_.E2.80.93_November_12.2C_1984"></span>February 22, 1982 – November 12, 1984</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: February 22, 1982 – November 12, 1984"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic joins the OAU. It does not participate in the next two summits, due to pressure from Morocco.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="November_12,_1984_–_March_21,_1990"><span id="November_12.2C_1984_.E2.80.93_March_21.2C_1990"></span>November 12, 1984 – March 21, 1990</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: November 12, 1984 – March 21, 1990"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Morocco leaves the OAU; leaving no border with Spain.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="March_21_–_June_1990"><span id="March_21_.E2.80.93_June_1990"></span>March 21 – June 1990</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: March 21 – June 1990"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a> becomes independent of the South African mandate.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="June_1990_–_May_24,_1993"><span id="June_1990_.E2.80.93_May_24.2C_1993"></span>June 1990 – May 24, 1993</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geography_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: June 1990 – May 24, 1993"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Namibia joins the OAU.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="May_24,_1993_–_June_6,_1994"><span id="May_24.2C_1993_.E2.80.93_June_6.2C_1994"></span>May 24, 1993 – June 6, 1994</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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of the African Union">Permanent Representatives' Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Specialised_Technical_Committees_of_the_African_Union" title="Specialised Technical Committees of the African Union">Specialized Technical Committees</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_African_Union" title="Assembly of the African Union">Assembly</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairperson_of_the_African_Union" title="Chairperson of the African Union">Chairperson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/African_Union_Commission" title="African Union Commission">Commission</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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and Agriculture Committee">Rural Economy and Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Affairs_Committee_(African_Union)" title="Economic Affairs Committee (African Union)">Economic Affairs</a></li> <li>Women and Gender</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-Cutting_Programs_Committee" title="Cross-Cutting Programs Committee">Cross-Cutting Programs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Financial institutions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Central_Bank" title="African Central Bank">African Central Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Monetary_Fund" title="African Monetary Fund">African Monetary Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Investment_Bank" title="African Investment Bank">African Investment Bank</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Peace_and_Security_Council" title="Peace and Security Council">Peace and Security Council</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Capacity_for_Immediate_Response_to_Crises" title="African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises">ACIRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Standby_Force" title="African Standby Force">African Standby Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panel_of_the_Wise" title="Panel of the Wise">Panel of the Wise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations%E2%80%93African_Union_Mission_in_Darfur" title="United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur">UNAMID</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Union_Mission_in_Burundi" title="African Union Mission in Burundi">AMIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Union_Mission_in_Sudan" title="African Union Mission in Sudan">AMIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Union_Mission_to_Somalia" title="African Union Mission to Somalia">AMISOM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MISCA" title="MISCA">MISCA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Specialised agencies and institutions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Centres_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention" title="Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention">Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_African_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of the African Union">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Peer_Review_Mechanism" title="African Peer Review Mechanism">APRM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_African_Union" title="Foreign relations of the African Union">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Charter_on_Human_and_Peoples%27_Rights" title="African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights">African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Commission_on_Human_and_Peoples%27_Rights" title="African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights">African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_African_Union" title="Enlargement of the African Union">Enlargement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">United States Africa Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States military bases">United States military bases</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_ambassadors_to_the_African_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States ambassadors to the African Union">United States ambassadors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Union%E2%80%93Ethiopia_relations" title="African Union–Ethiopia relations">African Union–Ethiopia relations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Symbols_of_the_African_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Symbols of the African Union">Symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Let_Us_All_Unite_and_Celebrate_Together" title="Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_the_African_Union" title="Emblem of the African Union">Emblem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_African_Union" title="Flag of the African Union">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Union_Passport" title="African Union Passport">Passport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_African_Union" title="Economy of the African Union">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_central_banks_of_Africa" title="List of central banks of Africa">Currencies</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gold_standard#Advocates" title="Gold standard">Gold standard</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Development_Bank" title="African Development Bank">Development Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Economic_Community" title="African Economic Community">African Economic Community</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Partnership_for_Africa%27s_Development" title="New Partnership for Africa's Development">NEPAD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Continental_Free_Trade_Area" title="African Continental Free Trade Area">African Continental Free Trade Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single_African_Air_Transport_Market" title="Single African Air Transport Market">Single African Air Transport Market</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Day" title="Africa Day">Africa Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Border_Day" title="African Border Day">African Border Day</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theory</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Monetary_Union" title="African Monetary Union">Afro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_of_Africa" title="United States of Africa">United States of Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_of_Latin_Africa" title="United States of Latin Africa">United States of Latin Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_African_Federation" title="East African Federation">East African Federation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a 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title="Geography of Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Burkina_Faso" title="Geography of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Burundi" title="Geography of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Cameroon" title="Geography of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Cape_Verde" title="Geography of Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Central_African_Republic" title="Geography of the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Chad" title="Geography of Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Comoros" title="Geography of the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Geography of the Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Djibouti" title="Geography of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Egypt" title="Geography of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Geography of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Eritrea" title="Geography of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Eswatini" title="Geography of Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Ethiopia" title="Geography of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Gabon" title="Geography of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Gambia" title="Geography of the Gambia">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Ghana" title="Geography of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Guinea" title="Geography of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="Geography of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Geography of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Kenya" title="Geography of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Lesotho" title="Geography of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Liberia" title="Geography of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Libya" title="Geography of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Madagascar" title="Geography of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Malawi" title="Geography of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Mali" title="Geography of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Mauritania" title="Geography of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Mauritius" title="Geography of Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Morocco" title="Geography of Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Mozambique" title="Geography of Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Namibia" title="Geography of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Niger" title="Geography of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Nigeria" title="Geography of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Rwanda" title="Geography of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Senegal" title="Geography of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Seychelles" title="Geography of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Geography of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Somalia" title="Geography of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_South_Africa" title="Geography of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_South_Sudan" title="Geography of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Sudan" title="Geography of Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Tanzania" title="Geography of Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Togo" title="Geography of Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Tunisia" title="Geography of Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Uganda" title="Geography of Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Zambia" title="Geography of Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Zimbabwe" title="Geography of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">States with limited<br />recognition</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Geography of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Somaliland" title="Geography of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Dependencies and<br />other territories</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Canary_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Geography of the Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a> / <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Ceuta" class="mw-redirect" title="Geography of Ceuta">Ceuta</a> / <a 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