Regions of the African Union

Not to be confused with List of regions of Africa.
Regions of the African Union:
 Central 
 Eastern 
 Northern 
 Southern 
 Western 
Note that Ceuta and Melilla in Northern Africa are parts of Spain.

The member states of the African Union (AU) are divided into five geographical regions.[1]

When a principal organ of the United Nations allocates a certain number of seats to the African Group, such as on the UN Security Council or the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the African Union distributes these seats based on these geographical regions[2] (however, even though Morocco was not a member of the African Union between 1984-2017, it was still eligible to be picked). States must apply to the Executive Council's Committee on Candidatures by March of the election year in order to become a candidate.[3] The Committee allocates seats roughly by proportion (for example, the Western Africa subregion usually gets the largest number of seats).[2]

  1. ^ "Appendix 1: AU Regions, Strengthening PoPular ParticiPation in the African Union" (PDF). OSISA and Oxfam. 2009. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b Endeley, Isaac (2009). Bloc Politics at the United Nations: The African Group. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0761845584.
  3. ^ "The Executive Council | African Union".