Morocco returned to the African Union in 2017 after three decades outside it

Background

Morocco's seventh place in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance is a ranking among African Union member states, so its membership of the body is worth knowing. The African Union's own list of member states records Morocco, under its formal name the Kingdom of Morocco, with two dates: 1963 for the Organisation of African Unity, and 31 January 2017 for the African Union. Morocco is grouped in the Northern Africa region of the Union. The African Union replaced the Organisation of African Unity and brings together the states of the continent. Membership carries a seat in the Union's Assembly and access to its specialised agencies, and it is the frame within which continental rankings and reports place a country.