Member states of the African Union

[2] Morocco was a founding member of the OAU but withdrew in 1984 following the organization's acceptance of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as a member state, which claims the sovereignty of the disputed territory of Western Sahara with Morocco.

As of 2017, the AU spans the entirety of the African continent, with the exception of the Spanish North Africa semi-enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Vélez de la Gomera.

[26] South Africa joined on 6 June 1994 after the end of the apartheid and the April 1994 general election.

[29][30] The AU's most recent member state is Morocco, having joined on 31 January 2017.

Morocco withdrew from the OAU in 1984 following the organization's acceptance of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as a member state.