We also just updated our map of active and suspended #AfricanUnion member countries for the first time in 2 years - and there was a lot to update.

There are now more suspended #AfricanUnion member countries than ever before - a total of six countries, or 11% of the organization's membership.

https://www.polgeonow.com/2023/09/african-union-au-suspended-member-states.html

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Map Update: Record Number of African Union Members Suspended (Sep. 2023)

A record six member countries are now suspended from the AU, after coups in Niger and Gabon.

Eritrea rejoins east Africa trade and security bloc IGAD after 16 years | Africanews

Information Minister Yemane Meskel said Eritrea resumed its activity in IGAD and took its seat at a summit organized by the seven-nation bloc in Djibouti on Monday

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