---
tags:
  - Organization
  - International
  - Africa
category: "International Organization"
summary: "The Organization of African States (OAS) is a continental organization consisting of the countries of Africa."
start: 1963
end: 2002
location: "Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"
---
The Organization of African States (OAS) is a continental organization consisting of the countries of [[Africa]]. In April 1976, the OAS denounced the visit of South African Prime Minister [[John Vorster]] to [[Israel]], along with the [[Arab League]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[Netherlands]].[^1]

### Footnotes

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 19.