16 Members (excluding the associate or suspended members but including the countries represented on their behalf) [The rulers are not necessarily the representatives in the organisation. ] :
![](flag/BF__-1984-08-04.jpg) | ![](arm/BF__-1997-09-01.jpg) | BURKINA FASO | (Ouagadougou) | ![](ruler/BF__-1987-10-15.jpg) | President Blaise Compaore | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/BJ__-1991-08-01.jpg) | ![](arm/BJ__-1990-07-01.jpg) | BENIN | (Porto Novo a + Cotonou ilnqr) | ![](ruler/BJ__-1996-04-04.jpg) | President Mathieu Kerekou | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/CF__-1979-09-21.jpg) | ![](arm/CF__-1979-09-21.jpg) | CENTRAL-AFRICA | (Bangui) | ![](ruler/CF__-1993-10-22.jpg) | President Ange-Felix Patasse | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/CG__-1991-06-10.jpg) | ![](arm/CG__-1997-10-25.jpg) | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE | (Brazzaville a + Pointe Noire n) | ![](ruler/CG__-1997-10-25.jpg) | President Denis Sassou-Nguesso | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/CI__-1959-12-03.jpg) | ![](arm/CI__-1997-01-01.jpg) | COTE D´IVOIRE | (Yamoussoukro a + Abidjan dln) | ![](ruler/CI__-1993-12-07.jpg) | President Henri Konan Bedie | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/CM__-1975-05-20.jpg) | ![](arm/CM__-1986-01-01.jpg) | CAMEROON | (Yaounde) | ![](ruler/CM__-1982-11-06.jpg) | President Paul Biya | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/GA__-1960-08-17.jpg) | ![](arm/GA__-1963-07-15.jpg) | GABON | (Libreville) | ![](ruler/GA__-1967-11-28.jpg) | President Omar Bongo | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/GN__-1958-11-10.jpg) | ![](arm/GN__-1997-01-01.jpg) | GUINEA | (Conakry) | ![](ruler/GN__-1984-04-03.jpg) | President Lansana Conte | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/GQ__-1979-08-21.jpg) | ![](arm/GQ__-1979-08-21.jpg) | EQUATORIAL GUINEA | (Malabo a) | ![](ruler/GQ__-1979-08-03.jpg) | President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/GW__-1974-09-10.jpg) | ![](arm/GW__-1974-09-10.jpg) | GUINEA-BISSAU | (Bissau) | ![](ruler/GW__-1984-05-16.jpg) | President Joao Bernardo Vieira | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/ML__-1961-03-01.jpg) | ![](arm/ML__-1973-10-20.jpg) | MALI | (Bamako) | ![](ruler/ML__-1992-01-08.jpg) | President Alpha Oumar Konare | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/MR__-1959-03-22.jpg) | ![](arm/MR__-1960-11-28.jpg) | MAURITANIA | (Nouakchott) | ![](ruler/MR__-1984-12-12.jpg) | President Maaouya Ould Sid´Ahmed Taya | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/NE__-1959-11-23.jpg) | ![](arm/NE__-1962-12-01.jpg) | NIGER | (Niamey) | ![](ruler/NE__-1999-04-11.jpg) | President Daouda Malam Wanke | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/SN__-1989-10-01.jpg) | ![](arm/SN__-1965-12-01.jpg) | SENEGAL | (Dakar) | ![](ruler/SN__-1981-01-01.jpg) | President Abdou Diouf | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/TD__-1959-11-06.jpg) | ![](arm/TD__-1970-08-11.jpg) | CHAD | (Ndjamena) | ![](ruler/TD__-1990-12-02.jpg) | President Idriss Deby | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |
![](flag/TG__-1960-04-27.jpg) | ![](arm/TG__-1980-04-01.jpg) | TOGO | (Lome) | ![](ruler/TG__-1967-04-14.jpg) | President Gnassingbe Eyadema | ![](logo/WW-AF-AF.jpg) | |