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  • 2026-06-25 COMUNICADO DEL PRESIDENTE DE LA COMISIÓN DE LA UNIÓN AFRICANA
  • 2026-06-19 AUC Deputy Chairperson at Celebration of International Day of Women in Diplomacy
  • 2026-06-17 OPENING REMARKS FOR H.E. MOSES VILAKATI COMMISSIONER FOR ARBE
  • 2026-05-27 Commissioner ARBE at Side Event on Financing the Africa Water Policy and Vision
  • 2026-05-26 Remarks AUC Deputy Chairperson at African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings
  • 2026-05-25 Statement by AUC Chairperson on the Occasion of Africa Day 2026
  • 2026-04-29 Statement by AUC Deputy Chairperson at 12th Session of ARFSD-12
  • 2026-04-27 Statement by IED Director at Experts Session of 5th STC on Transport and Energy
  • 2026-04-23 Address CEO AUDA-NEPAD at Annual Retreat of Group of African Ambassadors, China
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      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

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