Union of African States

Union of African States
Union des États africains

Flag (1961–1963)
Map of UAS members, shown in green.
Formation	23 November 1958
Dissolved	1963
Type	Regional organization
Headquarters	Unknown (de jure) Accra, Ghana (de facto)
Region served	Africa
Membership	3 states  Ghana  Guinea  Mali (joined in 1961)

The Union of African States (French: Union des États africains), sometimes called the Ghana–Guinea–Mali Union, was a short-lived and loose regional organization formed in 1958 linking the West African nations of Ghana and Guinea as the Union of Independent African States. Mali joined in 1961. It disbanded in 1963.

The union planned to develop a common currency and unified foreign policy amongst members; however, none of these proposals were implemented by the countries. The union was the first organization in Africa to bring together former colonies of the British and the French.^[1] Although the union was open to all independent states in Africa, no other states joined.^[2] The union had a limited impact on politics as there was never any administration or permanent meetings to support the goals of unity. Its legacy was largely limited to longstanding political relationships between Ghana and Mali.