Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo Brazzaville
Cote d'Ivoire
DR Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sahrawi Arab DR
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
ZimbabweStatus of Ratification of UN ConventionS on the Rights of Women
| Country | Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (1979) | Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (1999) | Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages (1962) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 22/05/ 1996 a | - | - |
| Angola | 17 /09/ 1986 a | 01/11/2007 a | - |
| Benin | 12/03/1992 | 25/05/2000 s | 19/10/1965 a |
| Botswana | 13/08/ 1996 a | 21/02/2007 a | - |
| Burkina Faso | 14/10/ 1987 a | 10/10/2005 | 08/12/1964 a |
| Burundi | 08/01/1992 | 13/11/2001 s | - |
| Cameroon | 23 /08/ 1994 | 07/01/ 2005 a | - |
| Cape Verde | 0 5 /12/ 1980 a | 10/10/2011 a | - |
| Central African Republic | 21/06/ 1991 a | 11/10/2016 A | - |
| Chad | 09 /06/ 1995 a | 26/09/2012 (s) | - |
| Comoros | 31/10/ 1994 a | - | - |
| Congo Brazzaville | 26/07/ 1982 | 29/10/ 2008 s | - |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 18/12/ 1995 | 20/01/2012 a | 18/12/1995 a |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 17 /10/ 1986 | - | - |
| Djibouti | 02/12/ 1998 a | - | - |
| Egypt | 18/09/ 1981 | - | - |
| Equatorial Guinea | 23/10/ 1984 a | 16/10/2009 a | - |
| Eritrea | 05/10/ 1995 a | - | - |
| Ethiopia | 10/10/1981 | - | - |
| Gabon | 21/01/ 1983 | 05/11/2004 a | - |
| The Gambia | 16/04/ 1993 | - | - |
| Ghana | 02/01/1986 | 02/03/2011 | - |
| Guinea | 09/08/1982 | - | 24/01/1978 |
| Guinea Bissau | 23/08/ 1985 | 05/08/2009 | - |
| Kenya | 09/03/ 1984 a | - | - |
| Lesotho | 22/08/ 1995 | 24/09/2004 | - |
| Liberia | 17/07/ 1984 a | 22/09/2004 s | 16/09/2005 a |
| Libya | 16/05/ 1989 a | 18/06/2004 a | 06/09/2005 a |
| Madagascar | 17 /03/ 1989 | 07/09/2000s | - |
| Malawi | 12/03/ 1987 a | 07/09/2000s | - |
| Mali | 10/09/1985 | 05/12/2000 a | 19/08/1964 a |
| Mauritania | 10/05/ 2001 a | - | - |
| Mauritius | 09/07/ 1984 a | 31/10/2008 | - |
| Morocco | 21/06/ 1993 a | - | - |
| Mozambique | 21/04/ 1997 a | 04/11/ 2008 a | - |
| Namibia | 23/11/ 1992 a | 26/05/2000 | - |
| Niger | 08/10/ 1999 a | 30/09/2004 a | 01/12/1964 a |
| Nigeria | 13/06/ 1985 | 22/11/2004 | - |
| Rwanda | 02/03/1981 | 15/12/2008 a | 26/09/2003 a |
| Sao Tome & Principe | 03/06/2003 | 06/09/2000s | - |
| Senegal | 05/02/ 1985 | 26/05/2000 | - |
| Seychelles | 05/05/ 1992 a | 03/01/2011 | - |
| Sahrawi Arab | - | - | - |
| Sierra Leone | 11/11/1988 | 08/09/2000 s | - |
| Somalia | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 15/12/ 1995 | 18/10/2005 a | 29/01/1993 a |
| South Sudan | 30/04/2015 a | 30/04/2015 a | - |
| Sudan | - | - | - |
| Swaziland | 26/03/ 2004 a | - | - |
| Tanzania | 20/07/ 1985 | - | - |
| Togo | 26/09/ 1983 a | - | - |
| Tunisia | 20/09/ 1985 | 23/09/2008 a | 24/01/1968 a |
| Uganda | 22/07/ 1985 | - | - |
| Zambia | 21 /06/ 1985 | 29/09/2008 s | - |
| Zimbabwe | 13/05/ 1991 a | - | 23/11/1994 a |
Key: s= Signature , a= Accession
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