| African Judo Union | |
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| Abbreviation: | AJU |
| Headquarters: | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| Region Served: | Africa |
| Members: | 54 Judo federations |
| Languages: | English French Arabic |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Siteny Randrianasoloniako |
| Leader Title2: | Vice-Presidents |
| Leader Name2: | Mohamed Meridja Alfred Foloko |
| Leader Title3: | General Secretary |
| Leader Name3: | Estony Hattingh-Pridgeon |
| Leader Title4: | General Treasurer |
| Leader Name4: |  Chafik El Kettani |
| Main Organ: | AJU Congress |
| Parent Organization: | IJF |
| Website: | africajudo.org |
The African Judo Union (AJU) is the governing body of judo in Africa. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Judo Federation (IJF).[1] AJU was formed on 28 November 1961 in Dakar (Senegal).[2] [3] AJU has headquarters in Madagascar and consists of 54 member federations.
The African Judo Union was founded on 28 November 1961 in Dakar, Senegal under the name of Union Afro-Malgache de Judo (UAMJ). The first competitions were tha African Championships in 1964 in Dakar and the African Games in 1965 in Brazzaville.[4]
The 54 members of the AJU are:[5]
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Comoros
Côte d'Ivoire
DR Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Mali Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Réunion
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Tunisia
Uganda