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OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions Signed by Benin

Treaty Date of Adoption Date entry into force Date of last update Status List
Constitutive Act of the African Union July 11, 2000 May 26, 2001 January 31, 2017 Status List
General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity October 25, 1965 October 25, 1965 May 31, 2016 Status List
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources September 15, 1968 June 16, 1969 January 24, 2013 Status List
African Civil Aviation Commission Constitution (AFCAC) January 17, 1969 March 15, 1972 March 19, 2018 Status List
OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa September 10, 1969 January 20, 1974 May 19, 2016 Status List
Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations January 18, 1974 March 28, 2012 August 01, 2016 Status List
Inter-African Convention Establishing an African Technical Co-operation Programme August 01, 1975 February 21, 2017 Status List
Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa July 03, 1977 April 22, 1985 July 27, 2015 Status List
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights June 01, 1981 October 21, 1986 May 19, 2016 Status List
Agreement for the Establishment of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI) July 17, 1985 December 02, 1991 June 10, 2016 Status List
Convention for the Establishment of the African Centre for Fertilizer Development July 01, 1985 June 23, 2016 Status List
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child July 01, 1990 November 29, 1999 June 27, 2019 Status List
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
Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community June 03, 1991 May 12, 1994 January 24, 2013 Status List
African Maritime Transport Charter June 11, 1994 January 27, 2012 Status List
The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty) April 11, 1996 July 15, 2009 April 18, 2022 Status List
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 Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism July 01, 1999 December 06, 2002 May 24, 2017 Status List
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
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
Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources July 11, 2013 July 23, 2016 October 15, 2020 Status List
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
Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union July 01, 2003 February 11, 2009 May 11, 2020 Status List
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption July 01, 2003 August 05, 2006 February 10, 2020 Status List
The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact January 01, 2005 December 18, 2009 March 07, 2017 Status List
African Youth Charter July 02, 2006 August 08, 2009 June 27, 2019 Status List
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance January 30, 2007 February 15, 2012 June 27, 2019 Status List
Charter for African Cultural Renaissance January 24, 2006 December 16, 2019 Status List
Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights July 01, 2008 May 11, 2020 Status List
African Charter on Statistics February 04, 2009 February 08, 2015 February 04, 2019 Status List
Protocol on the African Investment Bank June 30, 2009 August 29, 2016 Status List
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
Revised African Maritime Transport Charter July 26, 2010 February 12, 2020 Status List
African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration January 31, 2011 May 14, 2019 Status List
Revised Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission December 16, 2009 May 11, 2010 January 09, 2020 Status List
Agreement for the Establishment of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency November 23, 2012 January 15, 2020 Status List
Convention of the African Energy Commission July 11, 2001 December 13, 2006 January 10, 2019 Status List
African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention) June 27, 2014 July 05, 2019 Status List
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
Protocol on the Establishment of the African Monetary Fund June 27, 2014 June 28, 2019 Status List
Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African Parliament June 27, 2014 January 25, 2019 Status List
African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection June 27, 2014 May 11, 2020 Status List
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons January 31, 2016 June 17, 2020 Status List