Members
16 countries as founding members:
The Republic of Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Chad,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
Malawi,
Republic of South Africa,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda and
Zambia.
FAEO consists of 26 member countries:
| SAFEO | WAFEO | EAFEO | CAFEO |
| South Africa | Ghana | Kenya | Cameroon |
| Zimbabwe | Nigeria | Uganda | Chad |
| Namibia | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Gabon |
| Botswana | Ivory Coast | Ruwanda | |
| Lesotho | Burkina Faso | ||
| Swaziland | Benin Republic | ||
| Mozambique | Togo | ||
| Seychelles | Gambia | ||
| Zambia | |||
| Malawi | |||
| Mauritius |