Official Documents


Treaties
(Treaties, Conventions, Protocols,
Charters)


 
Treaties, Conventions, Protocols and Charters
Status List of Treaties, Conventions, Protocols and Charters

Date of Adoption


Adopté le

Date Entry into force


Date d'entrée en Vigueur

Date of last signature/ratification


Date de dernière signature/ratification

1. Constitutive Act of the African Union
Lome, Togo 11 July 2000

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Constitutive Act of the African Union

11/07/2000

26/05/2001

07/07/2003

2.
OAU Charter, Addis Ababa, 25 May 1963
Abrogated & replaced by the Constituive Act
     
3. General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity
Accra, Ghana, 25 October 1965

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Adhered to the General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Uniity

25/10/1965

25/10/1965

15/11/2005

4. Additional Protocol to the OAU General Convention on Privileges and immunities
Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 1980

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Additional Protocol to the OAU General Convention on Privileges and Immunities

June 1980

 

02/06/2003

5. Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 13 September 1967

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa

13/09/1967

 

03/08/2005

6. African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Algiers, Algeria, 15 September 1968

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Adhered to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

15/09/1968

16/06/1969

15/11/2005

7. African Civil Aviation Commission Constitution
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,17 January 1969

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Adhered to the African Civil Aviation Commission Constitution (AFCAC)

17/01/1969

15/03/1972

15/11/2005

8 AU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 September 1969

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

10/09/1969

20/06/1974

15/11/2005

9 Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations
Addis Ababa,Ethiopa, 18 January 1974

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Constitution of the Association of African Trade
Promotion Organizations

18/01/1974

 

15/11/2005

10 Inter-African Convention Establishing an African Technical Co-Operation Programme
Kampala, Uganda, 18 August 1975 

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Inter-African Convention Establishing an African
Technical Co-Operation Programme

01/08/1975

 

15/11/2005

11 Convention for the Elimination of Mercenaries in Africa,
Libreville, Gabon, 3 July 1977

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to OAU Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism In Africa

03/07/1977

22/04/1985

15/11/2005

12 Cultural Charter for Africa
Port Louis, Mauritius, 5 July 1976

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to Cultural Charter for Africa

05/07/1976

19/09/1990

19/09/1990

13. African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Nairobi, Kenya, June 1981

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Adhered to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

June 1981

21/10/1986

30/08/2005

14 Agreement for the Establishment of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI)
Addis Ababa,Ethiopia , July 1985

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Agreement for the Establishment of the African
Rehabilitation Institute (ARI)

17 July 1985

02/12/1991

15/11/2005

15. Convention for the Establishment of the African Centre for Fertilizer Development
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 1985

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Convention for the Establishment of the African
Centre for Fertilizer Development

July 1985

 

15/11/2005

16. African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 1990

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

July 1990

29/11/1999

30/12/2005 

17. Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa,
Bamako,Mali, 30 January 1991

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa

January 1991

22/04/1998

03/08/2005

18. Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community,
Abuja, Nigeria, 3 June 1991

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community

03/06/1991

12/05/1994

19/02/2003

19. African Maritime Transport Charter
Tunis, Tunisia, June 1994

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the African Maritime Transport Charter

11/06/1994

 

04 January 2006

20. The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty(Pelindaba Treaty)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 1995

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
(The Treaty of Pelindaba)

July 1995

 

11/05/2005

21 Protocol to the African Charter on Human And Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
Ouagdougou, Burkina Faso, 10 June 1998 

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

10/06/1998

25/01/2004

14/12/2005

22. OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism
Algiers, Algeria, 14 July 1999

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism

July 1999

06/12/2002

31/03/2005

23.

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament

02/03/2001

14/12/2003

07/12/2004

24. The Convention of the African Energy Commission
Lusaka, Zambia, 11 July 2001

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Coonvention of the African Energy Commission

11/07/2001

 

15/11/2005

25. Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
Durban, South Africa, 10 July 2002

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union

09/10/2002

26/12/2003

07 /11/2005

26 African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised Version)
Maputo,Mozambique,11 July 2003

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised Version)

July 2003  
03/08/2005
27 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
Maputo,Mozambique,11 July 2003

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa

July 2003

25/11/2005

14/12/2005 

28 Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union
Maputo,Mozambique,11 July 2003

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union

July 2003

 

03/08/2005

29 Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union
Maputo,Mozambique,11 July 2003

List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union

July 2003

 

03/08/2005

30 African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
Maputo,Mozambique,11 July 2003
List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption July 2003  
30/12/2005 
31 Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 08 July 2004
List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the OAU Convention on Preventing and Combating Terrorism

July 2004

 

15/11/2005

32 The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact
Abuja, Nigeria, 31 January 2005 
List of Countries which have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact
January 2005  
15/11/2005