African Group

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Group of African States
Formation1964; 62 years ago (1964)
TypeRegional group
Legal statusActive
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The Group of African States, or African Group, is one of the five United Nations regional groups and is composed of 54 Member States from the African continent.[1] The African Group is the largest regional group, and compose 28% of all United Nations members.

The Group, as with all the regional groups, is a non-binding dialogue group where subjects concerning regional and international matters are discussed. Additionally, the Group works to help allocates seats on United Nations bodies by nominating candidates from the region.[2][3]

Role

The Group, as with all the regional groups, plays a major role in promoting the region's interests. It provides a forum for Member States to exchange opinions on international issues, carry out follow-up on the topics that are being discussed in international organisations, build common positions on complex issues and prepare statements reflecting the joint position of the Group.[4][5]

However, most importantly, the Group allows for the discussion and coordination of support for candidates for different United Nations organisations from the region.[2]

Member States

The following are the Member States of the African Group:[6][7]

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Representation

Security Council

The African Group currently holds three seats on the Security Council, all non-permanent. The current members of the Security Council from the Group are:[8][9]

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Economic and Social Council

The African Group currently holds 14 seats on the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The current members of the Economic and Social Council from the Group are:[11][12]

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Algeria

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1 January 2025 — 31 December 2027
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Human Rights Council

The African Group currently holds 13 seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council. The current members of the Human Rights Council from the Group are:[13][14]

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File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

1 January 2025 — 31 December 2027
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Cote d'Ivoire
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Presidency of the General Assembly

Every five years in the years ending in 4 and 9, the African Group is eligible to elect a president to the General Assembly.[15]

The following is a list of presidents from the Group since its official creation in 1963:[16]

Year Elected Session Name of President Country Note
1964 19th Alex Quaison-Sackey Template:Flagcountry
1969 24th Angie E. Brooks Template:Flagcountry
1974 29th Abdelaziz Bouteflika Template:Flagcountry
1979 34th Salim A. Salim Template:Flagcountry Also chaired the 6th and 7th emergency special, and 11th special sessions of the General Assembly
1984 39th Paul J. F. Lusaka Template:Flagcountry
1989 44th Joseph Nanven Garba Template:Flagcountry Also chaired 16th, 17th and 18th special sessions of the General Assembly
1994 49th Amara Essy Template:Flagcountry
1999 54th Theo-Ben Gurirab Template:Flagcountry Also chaired the 22nd, 23rd and 24th special sessions of the General Assembly
2004 59th Jean Ping Template:Flagcountry
2009 64th Ali Abdussalam Treki Template:Flagcountry Also chaired the 29th special session of the General Assembly
2014 69th Sam Kahamba Kutesa Template:Flagcountry
2019 74th Tijjani Muhammad-Bande Template:Flagcountry
2024 79th Philémon Yang Template:Flagcountry
Future
2029 84th TBA TBA
2034 89th TBA TBA

References

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