The fourth member of the Earth Alliance is a collective formed by the nations of southern Africa. Unlike the Alliance's other member nations, the South African Union was not a sponsor of the PLANT construction project, and thus has no economic stake in the conflict. Instead, its participation in the war appears to have been motivated by its antagonism towards the PLANT-aligned African Community. However, the South African Union has fared badly in the fighting, and is now in the process of dropping out.
