African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, AU, 1990
Entry into force: Monday, November 29, 1999
Adoption date: Jul 1, 1990
Adoption place: Adis Abeba
Depositary: Secrétaire Général de l Organisation de l Unité Africaine
Signed by 38 countries, ratified by 41 countries
| Country | Signature date | Ratification date * | Reservation / Declaration | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
May 21, 1999 |
Jul 8, 2003 |
- |
|
 Angola
|
- |
Apr 11, 1992 |
- |
|
 Benin
|
Feb 27, 1992 |
Apr 17, 1997 |
- |
|
 Botswana
|
Jul 10, 2001 |
Jul 10, 2001 |
- |
|
 Burkina Faso
|
Feb 27, 1992 |
Jun 8, 1992 |
- |
|
 Burundi
|
- |
Jun 28, 2004 |
- |
|
 Cabo Verde
|
Feb 27, 1992 |
Jul 20, 1993 |
- |
|
 Cameroon
|
Sep 16, 1992 |
Sep 5, 1997 |
- |
|
 Central African Republic
|
Feb 4, 2003 |
- |
- |
|
 Chad
|
Dec 6, 2004 |
Mar 30, 2000 |
- |
|
 Comoros
|
Feb 26, 2004 |
Mar 18, 2004 |
- |
|
 Congo
|
Feb 28, 1992 |
Sep 8, 2006 |
- |
|
 Djibouti
|
Feb 28, 1992 |
- |
- |
|
 Egypt
|
Jun 30, 1999 |
May 9, 2001 |
- |
|
 Equatorial Guinea
|
- |
Dec 20, 2002 |
- |
|
 Eritrea
|
- |
Dec 22, 1999 |
- |
|
 Ethiopia
|
- |
Oct 2, 2002 |
- |
|
 Gabon
|
Feb 27, 1992 |
May 18, 2007 |
- |
|
 Gambia
|
- |
Dec 14, 2000 |
- |
|
 Ghana
|
Aug 18, 1997 |
Jun 10, 2005 |
- |
|
 Guinea
|
May 22, 1998 |
May 27, 1999 |
- |
|
 Guinea-Bissau
|
Mar 8, 2005 |
- |
- |
|
 Ivory Coast
|
Feb 27, 2004 |
Mar 1, 2002 |
- |
|
 Kenya
|
- |
Jul 25, 2000 |
- |
|
 Lesotho
|
- |
Sep 27, 1999 |
- |
|
 Liberia
|
May 14, 1992 |
- |
- |
|
 Libya
|
Jun 9, 1998 |
Sep 23, 2000 |
- |
|
 Madagascar
|
Feb 27, 1992 |
Mar 30, 2005 |
- |
|
 Malawi
|
Jul 13, 1999 |
Sep 16, 1999 |
- |
|
 Mali
|
Feb 28, 1996 |
Jun 3, 1998 |
- |
|
 Mauritania
|
- |
Sep 21, 2005 |
- |
|
 Mauritius
|
Nov 7, 1991 |
Feb 14, 1992 |
- |
|
 Mozambique
|
- |
Jul 15, 1998 |
- |
|
 Namibia
|
Jul 13, 1999 |
Jul 23, 2004 |
- |
|
 Niger
|
Jul 13, 1999 |
Dec 11, 1999 |
- |
|
 Nigeria
|
Jul 13, 1999 |
Jul 23, 2001 |
- |
|
 Rwanda
|
Oct 2, 1991 |
May 11, 2001 |
- |
|
 Senegal
|
May 18, 1992 |
Sep 29, 1998 |
- |
|
 Seychelles
|
Feb 27, 1992 |
Feb 13, 1992 |
- |
|
 Sierra Leone
|
Apr 14, 1992 |
May 13, 2002 |
- |
|
 Somalia
|
Jun 1, 1991 |
- |
- |
|
 South Africa
|
Oct 11, 1997 |
Jan 7, 2000 |
- |
|
 Swaziland
|
Jun 29, 1992 |
- |
- |
|
 Togo
|
Feb 27, 1992 |
May 5, 1998 |
- |
|
 Tunisia
|
Jun 16, 1995 |
- |
- |
|
 Uganda
|
Feb 26, 1992 |
Aug 17, 1994 |
- |
|
 United Republic of Tanzania
|
Oct 23, 1998 |
Mar 16, 2003 |
- |
|
 Zambia
|
Feb 28, 1992 |
- |
- |
|
 Zimbabwe
|
- |
Jan 19, 1995 |
- |
|