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{{Short description|Free trade area in Africa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox geopolitical organization
| conventional_long_name = Community of Sahel–Saharan States<ref name="UIA">{{Cite web |last=Staff writer |year=2024 |title=Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100039307 |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=uia.org |publisher=[[Union of International Associations]] |agency=Yearbook of International Organizations Online |department=UIA Global Civil Society Database |location=Brussels, Belgium}}</ref>
| native_name = {{lang|ar|تجمع دول الساحل والصحراء}}<br />{{lang|fr|Communauté des Etats {{nowrap|Sahélo-Sahariens}}}}<br />{{lang|pt|Comunidade dos Estados Sahelo-Saarianos}}
| linking_name = the Community of Sahel–Saharan States
| symbol_type = Emblem
| image_symbol = Community of Sahel–Saharan States logo.png
| image_map = CEN-SAD.svg
| map_caption = {{legend|#763741|Founding members}}
{{legend|#A26972|Countries joining later}}
| org_type = [[Trade bloc]]
| membership = 25 member states
| admin_center_type = Headquarters
| admin_center = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Chad}} [[N'Djamena, Chad|N'Djamena]]}}
| official_languages = {{hlist |[[Arabic language|Arabic]] |[[English language|English]] |[[French language|French]] |[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]}}
| leader_title1 = {{nowrap|Executive Secretary}}
| leader_name1 = [[Ado ELHADJI ABOU]] (acting)
| established_event1 = Agreement signed
| established_date1 = 4 February 1998
| area_km2 = 14,300,000
| GDP_PPP = $1,350.7 billion (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=CEN-SAD – The Community of Sahel-Saharan States {{!}} United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |url=https://archive.uneca.org/oria/pages/cen-sad-community-sahel-saharan-states |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=archive.uneca.org}}</ref>
| GDP_PPP_per_capita = $1,363.8 (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=CEN-SAD – The Community of Sahel-Saharan States {{!}} United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |url=https://archive.uneca.org/oria/pages/cen-sad-community-sahel-saharan-states |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=archive.uneca.org}}</ref>
| drives_on = right (except Kenya)
| official_website = https://archive.uneca.org/oria/pages/cen-sad-community-sahel-saharan-states
}}

{{Politics of the African Union|financial|width=5em}}

The '''Community of Sahel–Saharan States''' ('''CEN-SAD'''; {{lang|ar|تجمع دول الساحل والصحراء}}; {{lang|fr|Communauté des Etats Sahélo-Sahariens}}; {{lang|pt|Comunidade dos Estados Sahelo-Saarianos}}) aims to create a [[free trade area]] within a region of Africa.<ref name="UIA" /> There are questions with regard to whether its level of [[economic integration]] qualifies it under the [[enabling clause]] of the [[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]] (GATT).

The annual ordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government convenes in different Member State capitals on a rotational basis. An extraordinary session may be called upon the request of any Member State.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Union |first=African |title=CEN SAD |url=https://au.int/en/recs/censad |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=au.int/en}}</ref>

== Establishment ==
CEN-SAD was established in February 1998 by six countries, but since then its membership has grown to 25. One of its main goals is to achieve economic unity through the implementation of the free movement of people and goods in order to make the area occupied by member states a [[free trade area]]. At the international level, CEN-SAD gained observer status at the [[UN General Assembly]] in 2001 and concluded association and cooperation accords with the [[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]] (ECA) and with UN specialized agencies and institutions such as [[UNDP]], [[WHO]], [[UNESCO]], [[FAO]], and the [[Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel]].

All CEN-SAD member countries are also participating in other African economic unions, that have the aim to create a common [[African Economic Community]]. The envisioned Free Trade Area of CEN-SAD would be hard to practically implement, because it is overlapping with the envisioned [[customs union]]s of the [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS/CEDEAO), [[ECCAS]] and [[COMESA]] and other [[trade bloc]]s more advanced in their integration.

=== Executive Secretaries ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
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! Image
! Name
! Country
! Took office
! Left office
|-
| 1
|
| Mohamed Al-Madani Al-Azhari<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2003 |title=Relations with the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) and draft agreement between UNESCO and this organization |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000129752.locale=en |access-date=19 December 2024 |website=unesdoc.unesco.org}}</ref>
| {{flag|Libya|1977}}
| 1998
| 2013
|-
| 2
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| Ibrahim Sani Abani
| {{flag|Niger}}
| 2013<ref>{{Cite web |title=Communiqué Final de la session extraordinaire de la Conférence des Chefs d'Etat et/ou de Gouvernement de la CEN-SAD à N'Djamena (Tchad), le 16 février 2013-African Union – Peace and Security Department |url=https://www.peaceau.org/fr/article/final-communique-of-the-extraordinary-session-of-the-assembly-of-heads-of-state-and-or-government-of-the-cen-sad-in-n-djamena-chad-16-february-2013 |access-date=19 December 2024 |website=Union africaine, Département Paix et Sécurité |language=fr}}</ref>
| 2021
|-
| 3
| [[File:Brigi Rafini - June 2012 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Brigi Rafini]]
| {{flag|Niger}}
| 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2021 |title=CEN-SAD: l'ancien PM Brigi Rafini va remplacer Ibrahim Sani Abani au secrétariat exécutif |url=https://www.actuniger.com/politique/17748-cen-sad-l-ancien-pm-brigi-rafini-va-remplacer-ibrahim-sani-abani-au-secretariat-executif.html |access-date=19 December 2024 |website=ActuNiger |language=fr-fr}}</ref>
| 2023
|-
| 4
| [[File:Presentation of Credentials by Niger (14317126377) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| Ado Elhadji Abou
| {{flag|Niger}}
| 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atafa |first=Ahmadou |date=23 June 2023 |title=M. Ado Elhadj ABOU remplace Brigi RAFINI aux commandes du secrétariat exécutif de la CEN-SAD |url=https://airinfoagadez.com/2023/06/23/m-ado-elhadj-abou-remplace-brigi-rafini-aux-commandes-du-secretariat-executif-de-la-cen-sad/ |access-date=19 December 2024 |website=Aïr Info |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
| Incumbent
|}

== 2005 summit ==
At the summit of 1–2 June 2005 in [[Ouagadougou]] ([[Burkina Faso]]), the heads of state decided to create a {{qi|high authority for water, agriculture and seeds}} in order to allow member countries to develop their agriculture through better control of water resources and seed selection. On the other hand, the summit to decide to study the construction of a railway line connecting [[Libya]], [[Chad]], [[Niger]], with ramps to [[Burkina Faso]], [[Mali]] and [[Senegal]], to facilitate exchanges and to open up the CEN-SAD space. Blaise Compaoré, president of Burkina Faso, succeeded Malian President [[Amadou Toumani Touré]] as current president of CEN-SAD.

== 2007 summit ==
The African leaders sought to reconcile differences between neighbours [[Chad]] and [[Sudan]] over the [[Darfur conflict]] and boost [[Somalia]]'s embattled [[Transitional Federal Government]] at a regional summit in [[Libya]] on 3 June 2007.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070603/wl_africa_afp/censadsummit;_ylt=A9G_RyW9HmNG7YMAMhhvaA8F {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

== 2008 summit ==
The 10th Summit of Heads of State of the Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN-SAD) met on 28 June 2008 in [[Cotonou]] on 18 June. Its theme was Rural Development and Food Security in the CEN-SAD area. Beninese President Yayi Boni has been elected current President of CEN-SAD for a one-year term.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Bénin : Yayi Boni élu président en exercice de la CEN-SAD, Pana, 18 juin 2008</ref>

== 2013 summit ==
In January 2013, the Community of Sahel–Saharan States will meet in [[N'Djamena]], [[Chad]]. A commentator said {{qi|Morocco will likely continue its steps to take command of the organization}}.<ref name="SADA Jan 3">{{Cite web |last=Nickels |first=Benjamin P. |date=3 January 2013 |title=Morocco's Engagement with the Sahel Community |url=http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/01/03/morocco-s-engagement-with-sahel-community/ez1k |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325134337/http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/01/03/morocco%2Ds%2Dengagement%2Dwith%2Dsahel%2Dcommunity/ez1k |archive-date=25 March 2013 |access-date=3 January 2013 |publisher=SADA}}</ref>

== CEN-SAD Games ==
{{update|pre-2010 deadlines|date=November 2010}}

Beginning in 2009, CEN-SAD member states will take part in planned periodic international sporting and cultural festivals, known as the ''Community of Sahel–Saharan States Games'' (''Jeux de la Communauté des Etats Sahélo-Sahariens'').<ref>[http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=APA80138laprereginu0 La première édition des Jeux de la CEN-SAD en février 2009 au Niger].{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} APANEWS, 17 June 2008.</ref> The first CEN-SAD Games were held in [[Niamey]], [[Niger]] from 4–14 February 2009. Thirteen nations competed in Under-20 sports (athletics, basketball, judo, football, handball, table tennis and traditional wrestling) and six fields of cultural competition (song, traditional creation and inspiration dancing, painting, sculpture and photography). The second CEN-SAD Games was scheduled to take place in the [[Chad]]ian capitol of [[N'Djamena]] in February 2011.<ref>[http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=88898 Maiden CEN-SAD Games ends in glory in Niamey. ]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} APA News. 15 February 2009.</ref>

== List of members ==<!--Cape Verde--><!--Kenya--><!--Liberia--><!--São Tomé and Príncipe-->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Member state
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Joined
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Area<br /><small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small>
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Population
! colspan="2" scope="col" | GDP (PPP) <small>($US)</small>
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Notes<br /><small>(all states are also members of the<br />[[United Nations]] and of the [[African Union]])</small>
|-
! scope="col" | <small>(inh.)</small>
! scope="col" | <small>(date)</small>
! scope="col" | <small>(millions)</small>
! scope="col" | <small>(per capita)</small>
|- <!--Benin-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{BEN}}
| 2002
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="114763" | {{formatnum:114763}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="10008749" | {{formatnum:10008749}} || <small>2013 census</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=BENIN en Chiffres |trans-title=BENIN in Figures |url=http://www.insae-bj.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217002938/http://www.insae-bj.org/ |archive-date=17 December 2015 |access-date=17 December 2015 |website=[[Institut national de la statistique et de l'analyse économique|INSAE]] |language=fr}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="29918" | {{formatnum:29918}}<ref name="BEN-imf">{{Cite web |title=World Economic Outlook Database, October 2018 |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=31&pr.y=10&sy=2015&ey=2019&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=638&s=NGDPD,PPPGDP,NGDPDPC,PPPPC&grp=0&a= |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="2552" | {{formatnum:2552}}<ref name="BEN-imf" />
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|UEMOA]]</small>
|- <!--Burkina Faso-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{BFA}}
| 1998–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="274200" | {{formatnum:274200}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="14017262" | {{formatnum:14017262}} || <small>2006 census</small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="45339" | {{formatnum:45339}}<ref name="BFA-imf">{{Cite web |title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects – Burkina Faso |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=88&pr.y=8&sy=2019&ey=2024&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=748&s=NGDPD,PPPGDP,NGDPDPC,PPPPC&grp=0&a= |website=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="792" | {{formatnum:792}}<ref name="BFA-imf" />
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|UEMOA]]</small>
|- <!--Central African Republic-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{CAF}}
| 1999–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="622984" | {{formatnum:622984}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="4666368" | {{formatnum:4666368}} || <small>2019 est.<ref name="UN-pop">{{Cite web |last=[[United Nations]], Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division |title=World Population prospects – Population division |url=https://population.un.org/wpp/ |access-date=9 November 2019 |website=population.un.org (custom data acquired via website)}}<br />{{Cite web |last=[[United Nations]], Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division |date=2019 |title=Overall total population – World Population Prospects |url=https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Files/1_Indicators%20(Standard)/EXCEL_FILES/1_Population/WPP2019_POP_F01_1_TOTAL_POPULATION_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx |access-date=9 November 2019 |website=population.un.org (custom data acquired via website) |format=xlsx}}</ref></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="4262" | {{formatnum:4262}}<ref name="CAF-imf">{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects – Central African Republic |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=105&pr.y=1&sy=2017&ey=2023&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=626&s=NGDPD,NGDPDPC,PPPGDP,PPPPC&grp=0&a= |access-date=24 August 2020 |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="823" | {{formatnum:823}}<ref name="CAF-imf" />
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of Central African States|ECCAS/CEEAC]] and [[Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa|CEMAC]]</small>
|- <!--Chad-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{CHA}}
| 1998–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1284000" | {{formatnum:1284000}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="13670084" | {{formatnum:13670084}} || <small>2015 est.<ref name="CHA-INSEEDproj">{{Cite report |url=http://www.inseedtchad.com/IMG/pdf/projections_demographiques_nationales.pdf |title=Projections demographiques 2009–2050 Tome 1: Niveau national |date=July 2014 |publisher=INSEED |page=7 |language=fr |access-date=18 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222154146/http://www.inseedtchad.com/IMG/pdf/projections_demographiques_nationales.pdf |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:30000}}<ref name="CHA-imf">{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects – Chad |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2018&ey=2018&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=42&pr1.y=8&c=628&s=NGDPD,PPPGDP,NGDPDPC,PPPPC&grp=0&a= |access-date=24 August 2020 |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="2428" | {{formatnum:2428}}<ref name="CHA-imf" />
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of Central African States|ECCAS/CEEAC]] and [[Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa|CEMAC]]</small>
|- <!--Comoros-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{COM}}
| 2007–<ref name="NewMember2007">{{Cite web |date=4 February 2011 |title=CEN-SAD celebrates 13th anniversary |url=http://www.panapress.com/CEN-SAD-celebrates-13th-anniversary---12-756752-29-lang2-index.html |access-date=26 October 2012 |publisher=Panapress}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1861" | {{formatnum:1861}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="850688" | {{formatnum:850688}} || <small>2018 est.</small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="2446" | {{formatnum:2446}}<ref name="COM-imf">{{Cite web |title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects – Comoros |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=87&pr.y=7&sy=2014&ey=2021&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=632&s=NGDPD,NGDPDPC,PPPGDP,PPPPC&grp=0&a= |access-date=17 April 2012 |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="2799" | {{formatnum:2799}}<ref name="COM-imf" />
| <small>also member of [[Southern African Development Community|SADC]] and [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]]</small>
|- <!--Djibouti-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{DJI}}
| 2000–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="23200" | {{formatnum:23200}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development|IGAD]] and [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]]</small>
|- <!--Egypt-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{EGY}}
| 2001–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1010408" | {{formatnum:1010408}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]], candidate to [[Arab Maghreb Union|AMU/UMA]]</small>
|- <!--Eritrea-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{ERI}}
| 1999–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="117600" | {{formatnum:117600}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development|IGAD]] and [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]]</small>
|- <!--Gambia-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{GAM}}
| 2000–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="10689" | {{formatnum:10689}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Monetary Zone|WAMZ]]</small>
|- <!--Ghana-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{GHA}}
| 2005–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="239567" | {{formatnum:239567}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Monetary Zone|WAMZ]]</small>
|- <!--Guinea-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{GIN}}
| 2007–<ref name="NewMember2007" />
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="245857" | {{formatnum:245857}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Monetary Zone|WAMZ]]</small>
|- <!--Guinea-Bissau-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{GNB}}
| 2004–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="36125" | {{formatnum:36125}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|UEMOA]]</small>
|- <!--Ivory Coast-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{CIV}}
| 2004–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="322463" | {{formatnum:322463}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|UEMOA]]</small>
|- <!--Libya-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{LBA}}
| 1998–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1759541" | {{formatnum:1759541}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="6871287" | {{formatnum:6871287}} || <small>2019 est.<ref name="UN-pop" /></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Arab Maghreb Union|AMU/UMA]] and [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]]</small>
|- <!--Mali-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{MLI}}
| 1998–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1240192" | {{formatnum:1240192}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|UEMOA]]</small>
|- <!--Mauritania-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{MRT}}
| 2007–<ref name="NewMember2007" />
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1030000" | {{formatnum:1030000}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Arab Maghreb Union|AMU/UMA]]</small>
|- <!--Morocco-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{MAR}}<ref name="MCO-area">Morocco: the area {{convert|446550|km2|abbr=on}} excludes all disputed territories, while {{convert|710850|km2|abbr=on}} includes the Moroccan-claimed and partially-controlled parts of [[Western Sahara]] (claimed as the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]] by the [[Polisario Front]]). Morocco also claims [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]], making up about {{convert|22.8|km2|abbr=on}} more claimed territory.</ref>
| 2001–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="446550" | {{formatnum:446550}}<br /><small>or {{formatnum:710850}}<ref name="MCO-area" /></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Arab Maghreb Union|AMU/UMA]]</small>
|- <!--Niger-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{NIG}}
| 1998–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1267000" | {{formatnum:1267000}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|UEMOA]]</small>
|- <!--Nigeria-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{NGA}}
| 2001–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="923769" | {{formatnum:923769}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Monetary Zone|WAMZ]]</small>
|- <!--Senegal-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{SEN}}
| 2000–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="196712" | {{formatnum:196712}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|UEMOA]]</small>
|- <!--Sierra Leone-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{SLE}}
| 2005–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="71740" | {{formatnum:71740}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="7092113" | {{formatnum:7092113}} || <small>2015 census</small><ref name="SLE-Census2015">{{Cite web |title=Sierra Leone 2015 Population and Housing Census National Analytical Report |url=https://sierraleone.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/National%20Analytical%20Report.pdf |access-date=28 March 2020 |website=Statistics Sierra Leone}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="12177" | {{formatnum:12177}}<ref name="SLE-imf2">{{Cite web |title=Sierra Leone |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=48&pr.y=6&sy=2018&ey=2021&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=724&s=NGDPD,NGDPDPC,PPPGDP,PPPPC&grp=0&a= |access-date=18 April 2013 |website=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1608" | {{formatnum:1608}}<ref name="SLE-imf2" />
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Monetary Zone|WAMZ]]</small>
|- <!--Somalia-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{SOM}}
| 2001–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="637657" | {{formatnum:637657}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development|IGAD]] and [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]]</small>
|- <!--Sudan-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{SUD}}<ref name="SUD-area">Membership of [[Sudan]] in CEN-SAD was formerly including [[South Sudan]], but only before its independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011; after its independence, South Sudan did not join CEN-SAD, but joined [[East African Community|EAC]] instead, while also choosing to remain in [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development|IGAD]].</ref>
| 1998–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="1886068" | {{formatnum:1886068}}<br /><small>({{formatnum:2505813}} before 2011<ref name="SUD-area" />)</small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="41592539" | {{formatnum:41592539}}<br /><small>{{formatnum:30894000}}</small> || <small>2020 est.</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sudan – Official population clock |url=http://cbs.gov.sd/index.php/ar/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113141702/http://cbs.gov.sd/index.php/ar/ |archive-date=13 November 2019 |access-date=17 December 2020 |website=cbs.gov.sd}}</ref><br /><small>2009 est.</small><ref>(disputed) {{Cite news |date=21 May 2009 |title=Discontent over Sudan census |url=http://www.news24.com/World/News/Discontent-over-Sudan-census-20090521 |access-date=8 July 2011 |work=News24 |location=Cape Town |agency=Agence France-Presse}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="177678" | {{formatnum:177678}}<ref name="SUD-imf2">{{Cite web |title=Sudan – PPP GDP |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2018&ey=2018&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=512,668,914,672,612,946,614,137,311,546,213,674,911,676,314,548,193,556,122,678,912,181,313,867,419,682,513,684,316,273,913,868,124,921,339,948,638,943,514,686,218,688,963,518,616,728,223,836,516,558,918,138,748,196,618,278,624,692,522,694,622,962,156,142,626,449,628,564,228,565,924,283,233,853,632,288,636,293,634,566,238,964,662,182,960,359,423,453,935,968,128,922,611,714,321,862,243,135,248,716,469,456,253,722,642,942,643,718,939,724,734,576,644,936,819,961,172,813,132,726,646,199,648,733,915,184,134,524,652,361,174,362,328,364,258,732,656,366,654,144,336,146,263,463,268,528,532,923,944,738,176,578,534,537,536,742,429,866,433,369,178,744,436,186,136,925,343,869,158,746,439,926,916,466,664,112,826,111,542,298,967,927,443,846,917,299,544,582,941,474,446,754,666,698&s=PPPGDP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=35&pr.y=9 |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="4232" | {{formatnum:4232}}<ref name="SUD-imf1">{{Cite web |title=Sudan – PPP per capita |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2018&ey=2018&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=55&pr1.y=9&c=512,946,914,137,612,546,614,962,311,674,213,676,911,548,193,556,122,678,912,181,313,867,419,682,513,684,316,273,913,868,124,921,339,948,638,943,514,686,218,688,963,518,616,728,223,836,516,558,918,138,748,196,618,278,624,692,522,694,622,142,156,449,626,564,628,565,228,283,924,853,233,288,632,293,636,566,634,964,238,182,662,359,960,453,423,968,935,922,128,714,611,862,321,135,243,716,248,456,469,722,253,942,642,718,643,724,939,576,644,936,819,961,172,813,132,726,646,199,648,733,915,184,134,524,652,361,174,362,328,364,258,732,656,366,654,734,336,144,263,146,268,463,532,528,944,923,176,738,534,578,536,537,429,742,433,866,178,369,436,744,136,186,343,925,158,869,439,746,916,926,664,466,826,112,542,111,967,298,443,927,917,846,544,299,941,582,446,474,666,754,668,698,672&s=PPPPC&grp=0&a= |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| <small>also member of [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development|IGAD]] and [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]]</small>
|- <!--Togo-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{TOG}}
| 2002–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="56785" | {{formatnum:56785}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="" | {{formatnum:}}
| <small>also member of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS/CEDEAO]] and [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|UEMOA]]</small>
|- <!--Tunisia-->
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{TUN}}
| 2001–
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="163610" | {{formatnum:163610}}
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="11722038" | {{formatnum:11722038}} || <small>2019 census<ref name="TUN-ins">{{Cite web |title=Population |url=http://www.ins.tn/en/themes/population |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128201634/http://www.ins.tn/en/themes/population |archive-date=28 November 2019 |access-date=2 March 2020 |publisher=National Institute of Statistics-Tunisia}}</ref></small>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="159707" | {{formatnum:159707}}<ref name="TUN-imf">{{Cite web |title=Tunisia |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=38&pr.y=8&sy=2019&ey=2020&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=744&s=NGDPD,NGDPDPC,PPPGDP,PPPPC,LP&grp=0&a= |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="3713" | {{formatnum:3713}}<ref name="TUN-imf" />
| <small>also member of [[Arab Maghreb Union|AMU/UMA]] and [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]]</small>
|- class="sortbottom" style="background:#CCF"
! colspan="2" scope="row" style="background:#CCF" | Total (25 members)
| style="text-align:right" | {{formatnum:14680111}}<br /><small>or {{formatnum:14944411}}<ref name="MCO-area" /></small>
| style="text-align:right" | {{formatnum:}} || <small></small>
| style="text-align:right" | {{formatnum:}}
| style="text-align:right" | {{formatnum:}}
|
|}

== See also ==
* [[BSIC Group]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://archive.uneca.org/oria/pages/cen-sad-community-sahel-saharan-states Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN-SAD)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110917064539/http://www.uneca.org/cen-sad/fr/index.htm CEN-SAD website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060731190126/http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/RECs/cen_sad.htm CEN-SAD] at the African Union website.

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