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OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, 1969

Full Name: OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, 1969

Description

Outlines the legal framework for the protection and assistance of refugees in Africa. It emphasizes the principle of non-refoulement and establishes the responsibilities of states towards refugees.

Details

Abbreviation: OAU Refugee Convention

Rights Category: Asylum , Documentation , Education , Family life , Freedom of movement , Health , Housing, land & property , Liberty & security of person , Nationality & facilitated naturalization , Social protection , Work & Workplace rights

Refworld link: https://www.refworld.org/legal/agreements/oau/1969/en/13572

International Organisations: African Union

Geographical region: Africa

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania No
Algeria Yes 1974 No
Andorra No
Angola Yes 1981 No
Antigua and Barbuda No
Argentina No
Armenia No
Australia No
Austria No
Azerbaijan No
Bahamas (the) No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados No
Belarus No
Belgium No
Belize No
Benin Yes 1973 No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) No
Bosnia and Herzegovina No
Botswana Yes 1995 No
Brazil No
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria No
Burkina Faso Yes 1978 No
Burundi Yes 1975 No
Cabo Verde Yes 1989 No
Cambodia No
Cameroon Yes 1986 No
Canada No
Central African Republic (the) Yes 1970 No
Chad Yes 1981 No
Chile No
China No
Colombia No
Comoros (the) Yes 2004 No
Congo (the) Yes 1971 No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica No
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 1998 No
Croatia No
Cuba No
Cyprus No
Czechia No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Yes 1973 No
Denmark No
Djibouti Yes 2006 No
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) No
Ecuador No
Egypt Yes 1980 No
El Salvador No
Equatorial Guinea Yes 1981 No
Eritrea No No
Estonia No
Eswatini Yes 1989 No
Ethiopia Yes 1973 No
Fiji No
Finland No
France No
Gabon Yes 1986 No
Gambia (the) Yes 1981 No
Georgia No
Germany No
Ghana Yes 1983 No
Greece No
Grenada No
Guatemala No
Guinea Yes 1973 No
Guinea-Bissau Yes 1990 No
Guyana No
Haiti No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras No
Hungary No
Iceland No
India No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland No
Israel No
Italy No
Jamaica No
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan No
Kenya Yes 1993 No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan No
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia No
Lebanon No
Lesotho No No
Liberia Yes 1972 No
Libya Yes 1981 No
Liechtenstein No
Lithuania No
Luxembourg No
Madagascar No No
Malawi Yes 1987 No
Malaysia No
Maldives No
Mali Yes 1981 No
Malta No
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania Yes 1972 No
Mauritius No No
Mexico No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia No
Montenegro No
Morocco Yes 1974 No
Mozambique Yes 1990 No
Myanmar No
Namibia No No
Nauru No
Nepal No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) No
New Zealand No
Nicaragua No
Niger (the) Yes 1971 No
Nigeria Yes 1986 No
Niue No
North Macedonia No
Norway No
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama No
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay No
Peru No
Philippines (the) No
Poland No
Portugal No
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) No
Republic of Moldova (the) No
Romania No
Russian Federation (the) No
Rwanda Yes 1980 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No
Samoa No
San Marino No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2024 No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal Yes 1971 No
Serbia No
Seychelles Yes 1980 No
Sierra Leone Yes 1988 No
Singapore No
Slovakia No
Slovenia No
Solomon Islands No
Somalia No No
South Africa Yes 1996 No
South Sudan Yes 2016 No
Spain No
Sri Lanka No
State of Palestine (the) No
Sudan (the) Yes 1975 No
Suriname No
Sweden No
Switzerland No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan No
Thailand No
Timor-Leste No
Togo Yes 1970 No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago No
Tunisia Yes 1989 No
Türkiye No
Turkmenistan No
Tuvalu No
Uganda Yes 1987 No
Ukraine No
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) Yes 1975 No
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay No
Uzbekistan No
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) No
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia Yes 1973 No
Zimbabwe Yes 1985 No