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Other Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > Constitutive Act of the African Union (Total Members: 52)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Algeria July 12, 2000 Ratification : May 23, 2001 May 31, 2001
Angola March 1, 2001 Ratification : September 19, 2001 December 20, 2001
Benin July 12, 2000 Ratification : July 3, 2001 July 11, 2001
Botswana February 26, 2001 Ratification : March 1, 2001 May 26, 2001
Burkina Faso July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 27, 2001 May 26, 2001
Burundi July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 28, 2001 May 26, 2001
Cabo Verde July 12, 2000 Ratification : June 21, 2001 July 9, 2001
Cameroon February 28, 2001 Ratification : November 9, 2001 April 19, 2002
Central African Republic July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 16, 2001 May 26, 2001
Chad July 12, 2000 Ratification : January 16, 2001 May 26, 2001
Comoros February 1, 2001 Ratification : February 16, 2001 May 26, 2001
Congo March 1, 2001 Ratification : February 18, 2002 May 29, 2002
Côte d'Ivoire January 10, 2001 Ratification : February 27, 2001 May 26, 2001
Democratic Republic of the Congo March 1, 2001 Ratification : July 7, 2002 July 9, 2002
Djibouti July 12, 2000 Ratification : December 4, 2000 May 26, 2001
Egypt January 22, 2001 Ratification : July 5, 2001 July 30, 2001
Equatorial Guinea July 12, 2000 Ratification : December 26, 2000 May 26, 2001
Eritrea March 1, 2001 Ratification : March 1, 2001 May 26, 2001
Eswatini March 1, 2001 Ratification : August 8, 2001 September 18, 2001
Ethiopia July 12, 2000 Ratification : March 8, 2001 May 26, 2001
Gabon July 12, 2000 Ratification : May 17, 2001 June 5, 2001
Gambia (the) July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 22, 2001 May 26, 2001
Ghana July 12, 2000 Ratification : May 11, 2001 May 26, 2001
Guinea March 2, 2001 Ratification : April 23, 2002 July 5, 2002
Guinea-Bissau July 12, 2000 Ratification : January 14, 2001 July 7, 2003
Kenya March 2, 2001 Ratification : July 4, 2001 July 10, 2001
Lesotho July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 16, 2001 May 26, 2001
Liberia July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 26, 2001 May 26, 2001
Libya July 12, 2000 Ratification : October 25, 2000 May 26, 2001
Madagascar July 12, 2000 Ratification : June 5, 2003 June 10, 2003
Malawi July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 3, 2001 May 26, 2001
Mali July 12, 2000 Ratification : August 11, 2000 May 26, 2001
Mauritania February 28, 2001 Ratification : November 20, 2001 July 4, 2002
Mauritius February 9, 2001 Ratification : April 13, 2001 May 26, 2001
Mozambique November 23, 2000 Ratification : May 17, 2001 May 26, 2001
Namibia October 27, 2000 Ratification : February 28, 2001 May 26, 2001
Niger July 12, 2000 Ratification : January 26, 2001 May 26, 2001
Nigeria September 8, 2000 Ratification : March 29, 2001 May 26, 2001
Rwanda December 7, 2000 Ratification : April 16, 2001 May 26, 2001
Sao Tome and Principe December 16, 2000 Ratification : February 27, 2001 May 26, 2001
Senegal July 12, 2000 Ratification : August 28, 2000 May 26, 2001
Seychelles September 11, 2000 Ratification : March 20, 2001 May 26, 2001
Sierra Leone July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 9, 2001 May 26, 2001
Somalia January 18, 2001 Ratification : February 26, 2001 May 26, 2001
South Africa September 8, 2000 Ratification : March 3, 2001 May 26, 2001
Sudan July 12, 2000 Ratification : November 22, 2000 May 26, 2001
Togo July 12, 2000 Ratification : August 30, 2000 May 26, 2001
Tunisia December 14, 2000 Ratification : March 13, 2001 May 26, 2001
Uganda February 25, 2001 Ratification : April 3, 2001 May 26, 2001
United Republic of Tanzania December 15, 2000 Ratification : April 6, 2001 May 26, 2001
Zambia July 12, 2000 Ratification : February 21, 2001 May 26, 2001
Zimbabwe February 15, 2001 Ratification : March 3, 2001 May 26, 2001