Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

Scores 46.8 out of 100.0 in Overall Governance, ranking 5th out of 8 African RECs.

Scores lower than the African average (50.1).

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Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

Constituent countries: 

Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia

740.4M

Combined population (2025)

49.3%

Combined urban population (2025)

34.1%

Combined youth population (2025)

$1.5tn

Combined GDP (2025) (USD)