Current Member States
- Djibouti (founding member, 1986)
- Eritrea (admitted, 1993; suspended, 2007)
- Ethiopia (founding member, 1986)
- Kenya (founding member, 1986)
- Somalia (founding member, 1986)
- South Sudan (admitted, 2011)
- Sudan (founding member, 1986)
- Uganda (founding member, 1986)
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