Constitutive Act of the African Union: Status of
Signature and Ratification: 31 July 2001
All Member
States of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)
have signed the Act with only two still having to
ratify, as at 31 July 2001.
The following
Member States have ratified the Act and deposited
their instruments of ratification in accordance
with Article 27(2) of the Act:
| Algeria |
Mali |
| Benin |
Mauritius |
| Botswana |
Mozambique |
| Burkina
Faso |
Namibia |
| Burundi |
Niger |
| Cape Verde |
Nigeria |
| Central
African Republic |
Rwanda |
| Chad |
Sahrawi
Arab Democratic Republic |
| Comoros |
Sao Tome
& Principe |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
Senegal |
| Djibouti |
Seychelles |
| Egypt |
Sierra
Leone |
| Equatorial
Guinea |
Somalia |
| Eritrea |
South
Africa |
| Ethiopia |
Sudan |
| Gabon |
Swaziland |
| Gambia |
Tanzania |
| Ghana |
Togo |
| Kenya |
Tunisia |
| Lesotho |
Uganda |
| Liberia |
Zambia |
| Libya |
Zimbabwe |
| Malawi |
|
The following
countries have ratified the Act but have yet to
deposit their instruments:
| Angola |
Guinea |
| Cameroon |
Guinea
Bissau |
| Congo
(Brazzaville) |
Mauritania |
The Democratic
Republic of Congo and Madagascar have yet to ratify
the Act.
