Constitutive Act of the African Union, AU, 2000
Entry into force: Saturday, May 26, 2001
Adoption date: Jul 11, 2000
Adoption place: Lomé
Depositary: Président de la Commission de l'Union Africaine
Signed by 52 countries, ratified by 52 countries
Signatory countries
| Country | Signature date | Ratification date * | Reservation / Declaration | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
May 23, 2001 |
- |
|
Angola
|
Mar 1, 2001 |
Sep 19, 2001 |
- |
|
Benin
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Jul 3, 2001 |
- |
|
Botswana
|
Feb 26, 2001 |
Mar 1, 2001 |
- |
|
Burkina Faso
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 27, 2001 |
- |
|
Burundi
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 28, 2001 |
- |
|
Cabo Verde
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Jun 21, 2001 |
- |
|
Cameroon
|
Feb 28, 2001 |
Nov 9, 2001 |
- |
|
Central African Republic
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 16, 2001 |
- |
|
Chad
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Jan 16, 2001 |
- |
|
Comoros
|
Feb 1, 2001 |
Feb 16, 2001 |
- |
|
Congo
|
Mar 1, 2001 |
Feb 18, 2002 |
- |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Mar 1, 2001 |
Jul 7, 2002 |
- |
|
Djibouti
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Dec 4, 2000 |
- |
|
Egypt
|
Jan 22, 2001 |
Jul 5, 2001 |
- |
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Dec 26, 2000 |
- |
|
Eritrea
|
Mar 1, 2001 |
Mar 1, 2001 |
- |
|
Ethiopia
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Mar 8, 2001 |
- |
|
Gabon
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
May 17, 2001 |
- |
|
Gambia
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 22, 2001 |
- |
|
Ghana
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
May 11, 2001 |
- |
|
Guinea
|
Mar 2, 2001 |
Apr 23, 2002 |
- |
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Jan 14, 2001 |
- |
|
Ivory Coast
|
Jan 10, 2001 |
Feb 27, 2001 |
- |
|
Kenya
|
Mar 2, 2001 |
Jul 4, 2001 |
- |
|
Lesotho
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 16, 2001 |
- |
|
Liberia
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 26, 2001 |
- |
|
Libya
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Oct 25, 2000 |
- |
|
Madagascar
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Jun 5, 2003 |
- |
|
Malawi
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 3, 2001 |
- |
|
Mali
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Aug 11, 2000 |
- |
|
Mauritania
|
Feb 28, 2001 |
Nov 20, 2001 |
- |
|
Mauritius
|
Feb 9, 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
- |
|
Mozambique
|
Nov 23, 2000 |
May 17, 2001 |
- |
|
Namibia
|
Oct 27, 2000 |
Feb 28, 2001 |
- |
|
Niger
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Jan 26, 2001 |
- |
|
Nigeria
|
Sep 8, 2000 |
Mar 29, 2001 |
- |
|
Rwanda
|
Dec 7, 2000 |
Apr 16, 2001 |
- |
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dec 16, 2000 |
Feb 27, 2001 |
- |
|
Senegal
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Aug 28, 2000 |
- |
|
Seychelles
|
Sep 11, 2000 |
Mar 20, 2001 |
- |
|
Sierra Leone
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 9, 2001 |
- |
|
Somalia
|
Jan 18, 2001 |
Feb 26, 2001 |
- |
|
South Africa
|
Sep 8, 2000 |
Mar 3, 2001 |
- |
|
Sudan
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Nov 22, 2000 |
- |
|
Swaziland
|
Mar 1, 2001 |
Aug 8, 2001 |
- |
|
Togo
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Aug 30, 2000 |
- |
|
Tunisia
|
Dec 14, 2000 |
Mar 13, 2001 |
- |
|
Uganda
|
Feb 25, 2001 |
Apr 3, 2001 |
- |
|
United Republic of Tanzania
|
Dec 15, 2000 |
Apr 6, 2001 |
- |
|
Zambia
|
Jul 12, 2000 |
Feb 21, 2001 |
- |
|
Zimbabwe
|
Feb 15, 2001 |
Mar 3, 2001 |
- |
|
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe