OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters

Treaty	Date of Adoption	Date entry into force	Date of last update	Status List
Constitutive Act of the African Union	2000-07-11	2001-05-26	2017-01-31	Status List
OAU Charter	1963-05-25	1963-05-25
General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity	1965-10-25	1965-10-25	2016-05-31	Status List
Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa	1967-09-13	1992-10-06	2016-10-02	Status List
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources	1968-09-15	1969-06-16	2013-01-24	Status List
African Civil Aviation Commission Constitution (AFCAC)	1969-01-17	1972-03-15	2018-03-19	Status List
Constitution de la Commission de l'aviation civile africaine (AFCAC)	1969-01-17	1972-03-15	2018-03-19	Status List
OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa	1969-09-10	1974-01-20	2016-05-19	Status List
Convention de l'OUA régissant les aspects propres aux problèmes des réfugiés en Afrique	1969-09-10	1974-01-20	2016-05-19	Status List
Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations	1974-01-18	2012-03-28	2016-08-01	Status List
Constitution de l'Association des organisations africaines de promotion du commerce	1974-01-18	2012-03-28	2016-08-01	Status List
Inter-African Convention Establishing an African Technical Co-operation Programme	1975-08-01		2017-02-21	Status List
Convention interafricaine établissant un programme africain de coopération technique	1975-08-01		2017-02-21	Status List
Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa	1977-07-03	1985-04-22	2015-07-27	Status List
Convention De L'OUA Sur L'elimination Du Mercenariat En Afrique	1977-07-03	1985-04-22	2015-07-27	Status List
Cultural Charter for Africa	1976-07-05	1990-09-19	2007-09-26	Status List
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	1981-06-01	1986-10-21	2016-05-19	Status List
Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples	1981-06-01	1986-10-21	2016-05-19	Status List
Agreement for the Establishment of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI)	1985-07-17	1991-12-02	2016-06-10	Status List
Accord portant création de l'Institut africain de réhabilitation (ARI)	1985-07-17	1991-12-02	2016-06-10	Status List
Convention for the Establishment of the African Centre for Fertilizer Development	1985-07-01		2016-06-23	Status List
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	1990-07-01	1999-11-29	2019-06-27	Status List
Charte africaine des droits et du bien-être de l'enfant	1990-07-01	1999-11-29	2019-06-27	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	1991-01-30	1998-04-22	2017-12-13	Status List
Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community	1991-06-03	1994-05-12	2013-01-24	Status List
Traité instituant la Communauté économique africaine	1991-06-03	1994-05-12	2013-01-24	Status List
African Maritime Transport Charter	1994-06-11		2012-01-27	Status List
Charte africaine du transport maritime	1994-06-11		2012-01-27	Status List
The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty)	1996-04-11	2009-07-15	2022-04-18	Status List
Traité sur la zone exempte d'armes nucléaires en Afrique (Traité de Pelindaba)	1996-04-11	2009-07-15	2022-04-18	Status List
Protocol to the African Charter on Human And Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights	1998-06-10	2004-01-25	2016-02-08	Status List
Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples portant création d'une Cour africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples	1998-06-10	2004-01-25	2016-02-08	Status List
OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism	1999-07-01	2002-12-06	2017-05-24	Status List
Convention de l'OUA sur la prévention et la lutte contre le terrorisme	1999-07-01	2002-12-06	2017-05-24	Status List
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament	2001-03-02	2003-12-14	2016-01-29	Status List
Protocole au Traité instituant la Communauté économique africaine relatif au Parlement panafricain	2001-03-02	2003-12-14	2016-01-29	Status List
Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union	2002-07-09	2003-12-26	2017-03-07	Status List
Protocole relatif à la création du Conseil de paix et de sécurité de l'Union africaine	2002-07-09	2003-12-26	2017-03-07	Status List
Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources	2013-07-11	2016-07-23	2020-10-15	Status List
Convention africaine révisée sur la conservation de la nature et des ressources naturelles	2013-07-11	2016-07-23	2020-10-15	Status List
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	2003-07-01	2005-11-25	2019-09-17	Status List
Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples relatif aux droits des femmes en Afrique	2003-07-01	2005-11-25	2019-09-17	Status List
Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union	2003-07-01	2009-02-11	2020-05-11	Status List
Protocole de la Cour de justice de l'Union africaine	2003-07-01	2009-02-11	2020-05-11	Status List
Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union	2003-07-11		2018-03-19	Status List
Protocole sur les amendements à l'Acte constitutif de l'Union africaine	2003-07-11		2018-03-19	Status List
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption	2003-07-01	2006-08-05	2020-02-10	Status List
Convention de l'Union africaine sur la prévention et la lutte contre la corruption	2003-07-01	2006-08-05	2020-02-10	Status List
Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism	2004-07-01		2017-05-24	Status List
Protocole à la Convention de l'OUA sur la prévention et la lutte contre le terrorisme	2004-07-01		2017-05-24	Status List
The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact	2005-01-01	2009-12-18	2017-03-07	Status List
Le Pacte de non-agression et de défense commune de l'Union africaine	2005-01-01	2009-12-18	2017-03-07	Status List
African Youth Charter	2006-07-02	2009-08-08	2019-06-27	Status List
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance	2007-01-30	2012-02-15	2019-06-27	Status List
Charte africaine de la démocratie, des élections et de la gouvernance	2007-01-30	2012-02-15	2019-06-27	Status List
Charter for African Cultural Renaissance	2006-01-24		2019-12-16	Status List
Charte de la Renaissance culturelle africaine	2006-01-24		2019-12-16	Status List
Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights	2008-07-01		2020-05-11	Status List
Protocole sur le Statut de la Cour africaine de justice et des droits de l'homme	2008-07-01		2020-05-11	Status List
African Charter on Statistics	2009-02-04	2015-02-08	2019-02-04	Status List
Charte Africaine de la Statistique	2009-02-04	2015-02-08	2019-02-04	Status List
Protocol on the African Investment Bank	2009-06-30		2016-08-29	Status List
Protocole sur la Banque africaine d'investissement	2009-06-30		2016-08-29	Status List
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)	2009-10-23	2012-12-06	2020-03-06	Status List
Convention de l'Union africaine sur la protection et l'assistance aux personnes déplacées en Afrique (Convention de Kampala)	2009-10-23	2012-12-06	2020-03-06	Status List
Revised African Maritime Transport Charter	2010-07-26		2020-02-12	Status List
African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration	2011-01-31		2019-05-14	Status List
Charte africaine des valeurs et principes de la fonction publique et de l'administration publique	2011-01-31		2019-05-14	Status List
Revised Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission	2009-12-16	2010-05-11	2020-01-09	Status List
Constitution de la Commission africaine de l'aviation civile	2009-12-16	2010-05-11	2020-01-09	Status List
Agreement for the Establishment of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency	2012-11-23		2026-06-28	Status List
Convention of the African Energy Commission	2001-07-11	2006-12-13	2019-01-10	Status List
Convention de la Commission africaine de l'énergie	2001-07-11	2006-12-13	2019-01-10	Status List
African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development	2014-06-27	2019-01-13	2019-10-30	Status List
Charte africaine des valeurs et principes de la décentralisation, de la gouvernance locale et du développement local	2014-06-27	2019-01-13	2019-10-30	Status List
African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention)	2014-06-27		2019-07-05	Status List
Convention de l'Union africaine sur la coopération transfrontalière (Convention de Niamey)	2014-06-27		2019-07-05	Status List
Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights	2014-06-27		2026-06-22	Status List
Protocole relatif aux amendements au Protocole sur le Statut de la Cour africaine de justice et des droits de l'homme	2014-06-27		2026-06-22	Status List
Protocol on the Establishment of the African Monetary Fund	2014-06-27		2026-06-22	Status List
Protocole portant création du Fonds monétaire africain	2014-06-27		2026-06-22	Status List
Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African Parliament	2014-06-27		2019-01-25	Status List
African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection	2014-06-27		2020-05-11	Status List
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons	2016-01-31		2026-06-22	Status List
Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples relatif aux droits des personnes âgées	2016-01-31		2026-06-22	Status List
Road Safety Charter	2016-01-30		2026-06-22	Status List
Charte Africaine sur la sécurité routière	2016-01-30		2026-06-22	Status List
Statute of the Africa Sports Council	2016-01-30			Status List
Statute of the African CDC and Its Framework of Operation	2016-01-30			Status List
Statut du CDC africain et son cadre de fonctionnement	2016-01-30			Status List
Statute of the African Minerals Development Centre	2016-01-30		2026-06-22	Status List
Statute of the African Observatory in Science Technology and Innovation (AOSTI)	2016-01-30			Status List
Statute of the African Science Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC)	2016-01-30			Status List
Statute of the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL)	2009-02-04	2009-02-04	2009-02-04	Status List
Statut de la Commission du droit international de l'Union africaine (AUCIL)	2009-02-04	2009-02-04	2009-02-04	Status List
Statute of the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL)	2017-01-30			Status List
Statut du Mécanisme de coopération policière de l'Union africaine (AFRIPOL)	2017-01-30			Status List
Statute of the Pan African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO)	2016-01-30		2019-06-19	Status List
Statute on the Establishment of Legal Aid Fund for the African Union Human Rights Organs	2016-01-30
Statut relatif à la création d'un Fonds d'aide judiciaire pour les organes de défense des droits de l'homme de l'Union africaine	2016-01-30
Revised Statute of the Pan-African University (PAU)	2016-01-31			Status List
African Charter on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa (Lomé Charter)	2016-10-15		2019-09-26	Status List
Charte africaine sur la sûreté et la sécurité maritimes et le développement en Afrique (Charte de Lomé)	2016-10-15		2019-09-26	Status List
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of Establishment	2018-01-29		2018-07-01	Status List
Protocole au Traité instituant la Communauté économique africaine relatif à la libre circulation des personnes, au droit de séjour et au droit d'établissement	2018-01-29		2018-07-01	Status List
Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area	2018-03-21	2019-05-22	2026-06-05	Status List
Accord établissant la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine	2018-03-21	2019-05-22	2026-06-05	Status List
Regulatory and Institutional Texts for the Implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision and Framework Towards the Establishment of a Single African Air Transport Market
Textes Règlementaires Et Institutionnels Pour La Mise En Œuvre De La Décision De Yamoussoukro Et Du Cadre Pour La Création D’un Marché Unique Du Transport Aérien En Afrique
Statute of the African Space Agency	2018-01-29	2018-01-29
Statute of the African Institute for Remittances (AIR)	2018-01-29	2018-01-29
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa	2018-01-29		2026-06-22	Status List
Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples relatif aux droits des personnes handicapées en Afrique	2018-01-29		2026-06-22	Status List
Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA)	2019-02-11		2026-06-22	Status List
Traité portant création de l'Agence africaine du médicament	2019-02-11		2026-06-22	Status List
Revised Statute of the African CDC and Its Framework of Operation	2022-07-15			Status List
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security	2022-02-06		2026-06-22	Status List
Statute of the African Audio Visual and Cinema Commission	2019-02-11		2023-02-18	Status List
Additional Protocol to The OAU General Convention on Privileges and Immunities	1980-06-28		2018-12-13	Status List
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	2024-02-18
African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls.	2025-02-10		2026-06-22	Status List
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Digital Trade
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Women and Youth in Trade	2024-02-18
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Intellectual Property Rights	2023-02-19
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Investment	2023-02-19
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Digital Trade	2024-02-18
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Competition Policy	2023-02-19

Agenda 2063

Flagship Projects

Integrated High Speed Train Network

Connecting African capitals and commercial centers through a High-Speed Train Network; facilitating the movement of goods, factor services and people as well as reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current and future systems through increased rail connectivity.

African Commodities Strategy

Transforming Africa from a raw materials supplier by enabling countries to add value, extract higher rents from commodities, integrate into global value chains promote diversification anchored in value addition and local content development.

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market by strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global trade negotiations.

The African Passport & Free Movement of People

Removing restrictions on Africans’ ability to travel, work and live within their own continent by transforming restrictive laws and promoting visa free travel to enhance movement of all African citizens in all African countries.

Silencing the Guns by 2020

Ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and preventing genocide in the continent by 2020.

The Grand Inga Dam Project

Generating an estimated 43,200MW of power to support current regional power pools and their combined service to transform Africa from traditional to modern sources of energy and ensure access to clean and affordable electricity.

Single African Air-Transport Market

Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa by creating a single unified air transport market in Africa, as an impetus to the continent’s economic integration and growth agenda.

African Economic Forum

Multi-stakeholder meeting bringing together the Africa’s policy makers, private sector, academia and civil society to reflect on accelerating Africa’s socio- economic development and transformation by harnessing its vast resources.

African Financial Institutions

Accelerating integration and economic development through the establishment of organisations which will play a pivotal role in the mobilization of resources and management of the African financial sector.

The Pan African e-Network

Transforming Africa into an e-Society by implementing policies and strategies that lead to transformative e-applications and services in Africa such as broad band terrestrial infrastructure, cyber security and revolutionary bio and nanotechnology industries.

Africa Outer Space Strategy

Strengthening Africa’s use of outer space to bolster development in critical sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, remote sensing, climate forecast, banking and finance, defense and security.

African Virtual & e-University

Using ICT based programmes to increase access to tertiary and continuing education in Africa by reaching large numbers of students and professionals in multiple sites simultaneously.

Cyber Security

Incorporating emerging technologies in Africa’s development plans and ensuring these technologies are used for the benefit of African individuals, institutions and nation states by ensuring data protection and safety online.

Great African Museum

Preserving and promoting African cultural heritage by creating awareness of Africa’s vast, dynamic and diverse cultural artefacts and Africa’s continuing influence on world cultures in art, music, language, science, and so on.

Encyclopaedia Africana

Provide an authoritative resource on the authentic history of Africa and African life.

NOW

Agenda 2063

Key Resources