Constitutive Act of the African Union

• Coming into Force: 26 May 2001
• Party Submitting the Application for Registration: Organization of African Unity
• Citation: UNTS v. 2158 (p.3)
• Registration Date: 10 August 2001
• Date of Conclusion: 11 July 2000
• Registration Number: 37733
• Subject Terms: Charters-Constitutions-Statutes,Africa
• Type of Document: Multilateral
• Depositary: Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity
• Participants: Argelia,Benin,Botswana,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cabo Verde,Central African Republic,Chad,Comoros,Côte d'Ivoire,Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Gabon,Gambia,Ghana,Kenya,Lesotho,Liberia,Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,Malawi,Mali,Mauritius,Mozambique,Namibia,Niger,Nigeria,Rwanda,Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic,Sao Tome and Principe,Senegal,Seychelles,Sierra Leone,Somalia,South Africa,Sudan,Swaziland,Togo,Tunisia,Uganda,United Republic of Tanzania,Zambia,Zimbabwe

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Multilateral

Constitutive Act of the African Union. Lomé, 11 July 2000

Entry into force: 26 May 2001, in accordance with article 28

Authentic texts: Arabic, English, French and Portuguese

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Organization of African

Unity, 10 August 2001

Multilatéral

Acte constitutif de l'Union africaine. Lomé, 11 juillet 2000

Entrée en vigueur : 26 mai 2001, conformément à l'article 28

Textes authentiques : arabe, anglais, français et portugais

Enregistrement auprès du Secrétariat des Nations Unies : Organisation de l'unité

africaine, 10 août 2001

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Participant Ratification

Botswana 2 Mar 2001

Burkina Faso 2 Mar 2001

Burundi 1 Mar 2001

Central African Republic 1 Mar 2001

Chad 6 Feb 2001

Comoros 27 Feb 2001

Côte d'Ivoire 1 Mar 2001

Djibouti 10 Jan 2001

Equatorial Guinea 24 Feb 2001

Eritrea 1 Mar 2001

Ethiopia 9 Mar 2001

Gambia 18 Apr 2001

Ghana 21 May 2001

Lesotho 12 Mar 2001

Liberia 1 Mar 2001

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 29 Oct 2000

Malawi 14 Feb 2001

Mali 21 Aug 2000

Mauritius 19 Apr 2001

Mozambique 25 May 2001

Namibia 21 Mar 2001

Niger 9 Feb 2001

Nigeria 26 Apr 2001

Rwanda 18 Apr 2001

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 2 Jan 2001

Sao Tome and Principe 2 Mar 2001

Senegal 31 Aug 2000

Seychelles 9 Apr 2001

Sierra Leone 1 Mar 2001

Somalia 1 Mar 2001

South Africa 23 Apr 2001

Sudan 25 Jan 2001

Togo 14 Sep 2000

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Participant Ratification

Tunisia 21 Mar 2001

Uganda 9 Apr 2001

United Republic of Tanzania 11 Apr 2001

Zambia 1 Mar 2001

Zimbabwe 3 Apr 2001

Note: The texts of the declarations and reservations are published after the list of Parties

-- Les textes des déclarations et réserves sont réproduits après la liste des Parties.