Status of Ratification of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC):

  • Adopted in Addis Ababa on 11 July 1990
  • Entered into force on 29 November 1999

Countries that have already RATIFIED the ACRWC

Algeria 08/07/2003

Algeria

Angola 07/10/1999

Angola

Benin 17/04/1997

Benin

Botswana 10/07/2001

Botswana

Burkina Faso 08/06/1992

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Burundi

Cameroon

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Cape Verde

Chad

Chad

Comoros

Comoros

Egypt

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Gambia

Gambia

Ghana

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea

Kenya

Kenya

Libya

Libya

Lesotho

Lesotho

Madagascar

Madagascar

Mali

Mali

Malawi

Malawi

Mozambique

Mozambique

Mauritius

Mauritius

Namibia

Namibia

Nigeria

Nigeria

Niger

Niger

Rwanda

Rwanda

South Africa

South Africa

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Sahrawi Arab D.R.

Senegal

Senegal

Seychelles

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Tanzania

Tanzania

Togo

Togo

Uganda

Uganda

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Countries that have SIGNED but not ratified the ACRWC

Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Cote d’Ivoire

Cote d’Ivoire

Congo

Congo

Djibouti

Djibouti

Gabon

Gabon

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Liberia

Somalia

Somalia

Swaziland

Swaziland

Tunisia

Tunisia

Zambia

Zambia

Countries that have NOT SIGNED the ACRWC

Democratic Republic of Congo

D.R. Congo

Mauritania

Mauritania

Sao Tome & Principe

Sao Tome & Principe

Sudan

Sudan

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