OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters
| Treaty | Date of Adoption | Date entry into force | Date of last update | Status List | |
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| Constitutive Act of the African Union | July 11, 2000 | May 26, 2001 | January 31, 2017 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| OAU Charter, Addis Ababa, 25 May 1963 | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||||
| General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity | October 25, 1965 | October 25, 1965 | May 31, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa | September 13, 1967 | October 06, 1992 | October 02, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | September 15, 1968 | June 16, 1969 | January 24, 2013 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| African Civil Aviation Commission Constitution (AFCAC) | January 17, 1969 | March 15, 1972 | March 19, 2018 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa | September 10, 1969 | January 20, 1974 | May 19, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations | January 18, 1974 | March 28, 2012 | August 01, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Inter-African Convention Establishing an African Technical Co-operation Programme | August 01, 1975 | February 21, 2017 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa | July 03, 1977 | April 22, 1985 | July 27, 2015 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Cultural Charter for Africa | July 05, 1976 | September 19, 1990 | September 26, 2007 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights | June 01, 1981 | October 21, 1986 | May 19, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Agreement for the Establishment of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI) | July 17, 1985 | December 02, 1991 | June 10, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Convention for the Establishment of the African Centre for Fertilizer Development | July 01, 1985 | June 23, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child | July 01, 1990 | November 29, 1999 | June 27, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa | January 30, 1991 | April 22, 1998 | December 13, 2017 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community | June 03, 1991 | May 12, 1994 | January 24, 2013 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| African Maritime Transport Charter | June 11, 1994 | January 27, 2012 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty) | April 11, 1996 | July 15, 2009 | April 18, 2022 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human And Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights | June 10, 1998 | January 25, 2004 | February 08, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism | July 01, 1999 | December 06, 2002 | May 24, 2017 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament | March 02, 2001 | December 14, 2003 | January 29, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union | July 09, 2002 | December 26, 2003 | March 07, 2017 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | July 11, 2013 | July 23, 2016 | October 15, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa | July 01, 2003 | November 25, 2005 | September 17, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union | July 01, 2003 | February 11, 2009 | May 11, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union | July 11, 2003 | March 19, 2018 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption | July 01, 2003 | August 05, 2006 | February 10, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism | July 01, 2004 | May 24, 2017 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact | January 01, 2005 | December 18, 2009 | March 07, 2017 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| African Youth Charter | July 02, 2006 | August 08, 2009 | June 27, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance | January 30, 2007 | February 15, 2012 | June 27, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Charter for African Cultural Renaissance | January 24, 2006 | December 16, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights | July 01, 2008 | May 11, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| African Charter on Statistics | February 04, 2009 | February 08, 2015 | February 04, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Protocol on the African Investment Bank | June 30, 2009 | August 29, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) | October 23, 2009 | December 06, 2012 | March 06, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Revised African Maritime Transport Charter | July 26, 2010 | February 12, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration | January 31, 2011 | May 14, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Revised Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission | December 16, 2009 | May 11, 2010 | January 09, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Agreement for the Establishment of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency | November 23, 2012 | January 15, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Convention of the African Energy Commission | July 11, 2001 | December 13, 2006 | January 10, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development | June 27, 2014 | January 13, 2019 | October 30, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention) | June 27, 2014 | July 05, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights | June 27, 2014 | April 02, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Protocol on the Establishment of the African Monetary Fund | June 27, 2014 | June 28, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African Parliament | June 27, 2014 | January 25, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection | June 27, 2014 | May 11, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons | January 31, 2016 | June 17, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Road Safety Charter | January 30, 2016 | June 09, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Statute of the Africa Sports Council | January 30, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||
| Statute of the African CDC and Its Framework of Operation | January 30, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||
| Statute of the African Minerals Development Centre | January 30, 2016 | June 26, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Statute of the African Observatory in Science Technology and Innovation (AOSTI) | January 30, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||
| Statute of the African Science Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) | January 30, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||
| Statute of the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) | February 04, 2009 | February 04, 2009 | February 04, 2009 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Statute of the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) | January 30, 2017 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||
| Statute of the Pan African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO) | January 30, 2016 | June 19, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Statute on the Establishment of Legal Aid Fund for the African Union Human Rights Organs | January 30, 2016 | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |||
| Revised Statute of the Pan-African University (PAU) | January 31, 2016 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||
| African Charter on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa (Lomé Charter) | October 15, 2016 | September 26, 2019 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of Establishment | January 29, 2018 | July 01, 2018 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area | March 21, 2018 | May 30, 2019 | February 05, 2021 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |
| Regulatory and Institutional Texts for the Implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision and Framework Towards the Establishment of a Single African Air Transport Market | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||||
| Statute of the African Space Agency | January 29, 2018 | January 29, 2018 | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||
| Statute of the African Institute for Remittances (AIR) | January 29, 2018 | January 29, 2018 | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | ||
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa | January 29, 2018 | June 17, 2020 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) | February 11, 2019 | June 22, 2021 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Revised Statute of the African CDC and Its Framework of Operation | July 15, 2022 | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |||
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security | February 06, 2022 | February 16, 2023 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Statute of the African Audio Visual and Cinema Commission | February 11, 2019 | February 18, 2023 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Additional Protocol to The OAU General Convention on Privileges and Immunities | June 28, 1980 | December 13, 2018 | Status List | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters | |
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Relating to the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa | February 18, 2024 | OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters |