Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, AU, 2003
Entry into force: Friday, July 11, 2003
Adoption date: Nov 7, 2005
Adoption place: Maputo
Signed by 47 countries, ratified by 36 countries
| Country | Signature date | Ratification date * | Reservation / Declaration | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
Dec 29, 2003 |
- |
- |
|
 Angola
|
Jan 22, 2007 |
Aug 30, 2007 |
- |
|
 Benin
|
Feb 11, 2004 |
Sep 30, 2005 |
- |
|
 Burkina Faso
|
Feb 26, 2004 |
Jun 9, 2006 |
- |
|
 Burundi
|
Dec 3, 2003 |
- |
- |
|
 Cabo Verde
|
- |
Jun 21, 2005 |
- |
|
 Cameroon
|
Jul 25, 2006 |
Sep 13, 2012 |
- |
|
 Central African Republic
|
Jun 17, 2008 |
- |
- |
|
 Chad
|
Dec 6, 2004 |
- |
- |
|
 Comoros
|
Feb 26, 2004 |
Mar 18, 2004 |
- |
|
 Congo
|
Feb 27, 2004 |
Dec 14, 2011 |
- |
|
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Dec 5, 2003 |
Jun 9, 2008 |
- |
|
 Djibouti
|
Dec 18, 2003 |
Feb 2, 2005 |
- |
|
 Equatorial Guinea
|
Jan 30, 2005 |
Oct 27, 2009 |
- |
|
 Eritrea
|
Apr 25, 2012 |
- |
Reservation
|
|
 Ethiopia
|
Jun 1, 2004 |
- |
- |
|
 Gabon
|
Jan 27, 2005 |
Jan 10, 2011 |
- |
|
 Gambia
|
Sep 11, 2003 |
May 25, 2005 |
- |
|
 Ghana
|
Oct 31, 2003 |
Jun 13, 2007 |
- |
|
 Guinea
|
Dec 16, 2003 |
Apr 16, 2012 |
- |
|
 Guinea-Bissau
|
Mar 8, 2005 |
Jun 19, 2008 |
- |
|
 Ivory Coast
|
Feb 27, 2004 |
Oct 5, 2011 |
- |
|
 Kenya
|
Dec 17, 2003 |
Oct 6, 2010 |
- |
|
 Lesotho
|
Feb 27, 2004 |
Oct 26, 2004 |
- |
|
 Liberia
|
Dec 16, 2003 |
Dec 14, 2007 |
- |
|
 Libya
|
Nov 5, 2003 |
May 23, 2004 |
- |
|
 Madagascar
|
Feb 28, 2004 |
- |
- |
|
 Malawi
|
- |
May 20, 2005 |
- |
|
 Mali
|
Dec 9, 2003 |
Jan 13, 2005 |
- |
|
 Mauritania
|
- |
Sep 21, 2005 |
- |
|
 Mauritius
|
Jan 29, 2005 |
- |
- |
|
 Mozambique
|
Dec 15, 2003 |
Dec 9, 2005 |
- |
|
 Namibia
|
Dec 9, 2003 |
Aug 11, 2004 |
- |
|
 Niger
|
Jul 6, 2004 |
- |
- |
|
 Nigeria
|
Dec 16, 2003 |
Dec 16, 2004 |
- |
|
 Rwanda
|
Dec 19, 2003 |
Jun 25, 2004 |
- |
|
 Sao Tome and Principe
|
Feb 1, 2010 |
- |
- |
|
 Senegal
|
Dec 26, 2003 |
Dec 27, 2004 |
- |
|
 Seychelles
|
Jan 24, 2006 |
Mar 9, 2006 |
- |
|
 Sierra Leone
|
Dec 9, 2003 |
- |
- |
|
 Somalia
|
Feb 23, 2006 |
- |
- |
|
 South Africa
|
Mar 16, 2004 |
Dec 17, 2004 |
- |
|
 South Sudan
|
Jan 24, 2013 |
- |
Reservation
|
|
 Sudan
|
Jun 30, 2008 |
- |
- |
|
 Swaziland
|
Dec 7, 2004 |
Oct 5, 2012 |
- |
|
 Togo
|
Dec 30, 2003 |
Oct 12, 2005 |
- |
|
 Uganda
|
Dec 18, 2003 |
Jul 22, 2010 |
- |
|
 United Republic of Tanzania
|
Nov 5, 2003 |
Mar 3, 2007 |
- |
|
 Zambia
|
Aug 3, 2005 |
May 2, 2006 |
- |
|
 Zimbabwe
|
Nov 18, 2003 |
Apr 15, 2008 |
- |
|