—The following table lists the independent African states, and their memberships in selected organisations and treaties.
| State (57) |
GNI |
Currency |
UN |
AU |
Interregional |
South African |
West African |
Central African |
East African |
North African |
| CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
CEPGL |
SADC |
SACU |
ECOWAS |
UEMOA |
WAMZ |
MRU |
LGA |
AES |
ECCAS |
CEMAC |
IGAD |
EAC |
AMU |
| Angola |
3,940 |
Kz |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
|
| Benin |
780 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Botswana |
6,790 |
P |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
SADC |
SACU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Burkina Faso |
550 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
UEMOA |
|
|
LGA |
AES |
|
|
|
|
|
| Burundi |
170 |
FBu |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
CEPGL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
EAC |
|
| Cameroon |
1,180 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
CEMAC |
|
|
|
| Cape Verde |
3,270 |
CVE (Esc or $) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Central African Republic |
470 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
CEMAC |
|
|
|
| Chad |
620 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
CEMAC |
|
|
|
| Comoros |
750 |
FC |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
180 |
CDF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
CEPGL |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
|
| Congo, Republic of the |
2,150 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
CEMAC |
|
|
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
1,160 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
UEMOA |
|
MRU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Djibouti |
1,270 |
DJF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
| Egypt |
2,440 |
(E£ or ج.م) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
14,540 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
CEMAC |
|
|
|
| Eritrea |
340 |
Nfk |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
| Ethiopia |
390 |
Br |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
| Gabon |
7,740 |
XPF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
CEMAC |
|
|
|
| Gambia, The |
450 |
D |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ghana |
1,230 |
₵ |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Guinea |
400 |
FG) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
WAMZ |
MRU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
590 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Kenya |
790 |
KSh |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
EAC |
|
| Lesotho |
1,040 |
L and R |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
|
SADC |
SACU |
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liberia |
200 |
L$ |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
WAMZ |
MRU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Libya |
12,320 |
LD or ل.د |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU |
| Madagascar |
430 |
Ar |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Malawi |
330 |
MK |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mali |
600 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
UEMOA |
|
|
LGA |
AES |
|
|
|
|
|
| Mauritania |
1,030 |
UM |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU |
| Mauritius |
7,750 |
Rs |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Morocco |
2,900 |
DH or د.م. |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU |
| Mozambique |
440 |
Mt |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Namibia |
4,500 |
N$ and R |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
|
SADC |
SACU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Niger |
370 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
UEMOA |
|
|
LGA |
AES |
|
|
|
|
|
| Nigeria |
1,180 |
₦ |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rwanda |
520 |
FRw) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
CEPGL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAC |
|
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
n/d |
DA or د.ج and MRO (UM) and MAD (د. م.) and (Ptas) |
|
AU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
1,200 |
Db |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
|
| Senegal |
1,090 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Seychelles |
9,760 |
Rs |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sierra Leone |
340 |
Le |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
WAMZ |
MRU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Somalia |
n/d |
Sh.So. |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
Applied |
|
| Somaliland |
n/d |
Sl.Sh. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| South Africa |
6,090 |
R |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
SADC |
SACU |
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| South Sudan |
n/d |
£ SSP |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
EAC |
|
| Sudan |
1,270 |
LS |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
| Swaziland |
2,630 |
L |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
SADC |
SACU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tanzania |
530 |
TSh |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAC |
|
| Togo |
490 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tunisia |
4,060 |
DT or د.ت |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
AMU |
| Uganda |
500 |
USh |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
EAC |
|
| Zambia |
1,070 |
ZK |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Zimbabwe |
460 |
P and £stg and € and R and US$ and Z$ |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
higher middle income ($3,976 - $12,275)
lower middle income ($1,006 - $3,975)
low income ($1,005 or less)
"Name of Organisation" (member states)
x (former members)
Applied (members that have applied to an organisation)