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The Contracting Parties of the
Abidjan Convention that have ratified the Convention
are, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire,
Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,Nigeria,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Togo.
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The status of ratification of the Convention
is as presented below: |
Country |
Signature |
Ratification |
| Benin
|
23 March 1981 |
17 October 1997 |
| Cameroon
|
- |
1 March 1983 |
| Congo
|
23 March 1981 |
19 December 1987 |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
23 March 1981 |
15 January 1982 |
| Gabon
|
23 March 1981 |
13 December 1988 |
| Gambia |
13 June 1981 |
6 December 1984 |
| Ghana |
23 March 1981 |
20 July 1989 |
| Guinea
|
23 March 1981 |
4 March 1982 |
| Liberia |
23 March 1981 |
22 March 2005 |
| Nigeria
|
23 March 1981 |
6 June 1984 |
| Senegal
|
23 March 1981 |
10 May 1983 |
| Sierra
Leone
|
- |
7 June 2005 |
| South Africa
|
16 May 2002 |
16 May 2002 |
| Togo
|
23 March 1981 |
16 November 1983 |
Other Member States in the Convention
area which are in the process or yet to ratify
the Convention include,
- Angola
- Cape Verde
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Mauritania
- Namibia and
- Sao Tome & Principe.
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