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CEN-SAD comprises 25 African states around the Sahara and Sahel.

List of states

	Member state	Abbreviation	Independence	Membership year
1	Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	August 5, 1960	1998
2	State of Eritrea	Eritrea	May 24, 1993	1999
3	State of Libya	Libya	December 24, 1951	1998
4	Union of Comoros	Comoros	July 6, 1975	2007
5	The Gambia	Gambia	February 18, 1965	2000
6	The Arab Republic of Egypt	Egypt	February 28, 1922	2001
7	The Republic of Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	August 7, 1960	2004
8	The Republic of Djibouti	Djibouti	June 27, 1977	2000
9	The Republic of Guinea	Guinea	October 2, 1958	2007
10	The Republic of Guinea Bissau	Guinea Bissau	September 20, 1974	2004
11	The Republic of Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	April 27, 1961	2005
12	The Republic of Benin	Benin	August 1, 1960	2002
13	The Central African Republic	Central African Republic	August 13, 1960	1999
14	The Republic of Ghana	Ghana	March 6, 1957	2005
15	The Republic of Mali	Mali	September 22, 1960	1998
16	The Republic of Niger	Niger	August 3, 1960	1998
17	The Republic of Senegal	Senegal	August 20, 1960	2000
18	The Republic of Sudan	Sudan	January 1, 1956	1998
19	The Republic of Chad	Chad	August 11, 1960	1998
20	The Federal Republic of Somalia	Somalia	July 1, 1960	2001
21	Federal Republic of Nigeria	Nigeria	October 1, 1960	2001
22	The Islamic Republic of Mauritania	Mauritania	November 28, 1960	2007
23	The Togolese Republic	Togo	April 27, 1960	2002
24	The Republic of Tunisia	Tunisia	March 20, 1956	2001
25	The Kingdom of Morocco	Morocco	March 2, 1956	2001

The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) is one of the eight Regional Economic Communities recognized by the African Union, playing a key role in the integration and economic, social and sustainable development of Africa.

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Press release on the terrorist attack of 29/01/2026 at Niamey international airport (Niger)

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Press release on the terrorist attack at Niamey international airport (Niger)

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