African Union

=== Chagos Islands dispute ===
{{main|Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute}}
The sovereignty of the [[Chagos Archipelago]] in the Indian Ocean is disputed between the United Kingdom and [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chagos Islands dispute: UK 'threatened' Mauritius |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45300739 |work=BBC News |date=27 August 2018 |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323145031/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45300739 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2019, the [[International Court of Justice]] in [[The Hague]] issued [[Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965|an advisory opinion stating]] that the UK must transfer the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius.<ref>{{cite news |title=Foreign Office quietly rejects International Court ruling to hand back Chagos Islands |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/foreign-office-quietly-rejects-international-court-ruling-to-hand-back-chagos-islands-450078 |work=[[i (newspaper)|inews.co.uk]] |date=18 June 2020 |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130042318/https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/foreign-office-quietly-rejects-international-court-ruling-to-hand-back-chagos-islands-450078 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 22 May 2019, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] debated and adopted a resolution that affirmed that the Chagos archipelago "forms an integral part of the territory of Mauritius."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sands |first=Philippe |date=2019-05-24 |quote=Britain's behaviour towards its former colony has been shameful. The UN resolution changes everything |title=At last, the Chagossians have a real chance of going back home |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/24/chagossians-britain-colony-shameful-un-resolution? |journal=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=5 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205232500/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/24/chagossians-britain-colony-shameful-un-resolution |url-status=live }}</ref> The African Union urged the United Kingdom to comply with a UN resolution calling for it to withdraw from the Chagos Islands.<ref>{{cite news |title=African Union orders Britain to withdraw from Chagos Islands, end 'colonial administration' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/african-union-orders-britain-to-withdraw-from-chagos-islands-end-colonial-administration-2019-11 |work=Business Insider |date=22 November 2019 |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414032714/https://www.businessinsider.com/african-union-orders-britain-to-withdraw-from-chagos-islands-end-colonial-administration-2019-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> The UK does not recognise Mauritius' sovereignty claim over the Chagos Archipelago.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chagos Islands dispute: UK misses deadline to return control |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50511847 |publisher=BBC News |date=22 November 2019 |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226055339/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50511847 |url-status=live }}</ref>