The Kampala Convention (formally, the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa) is a treaty of the African Union (AU) that addresses internal displacement caused by armed conflict, natural disasters and large-scale development projects in Africa.
Status of ratification of the Kampala Convention*
Countries that have ratified the Kampala Convention
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Eswatini, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Countries that are signatories only to the Kampala Convention
Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Tunisia
Countries that have neither signed nor ratified the Kampala Convention
Botswana, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan
*As of 2 March 2021
Ratification map of the Kampala Convention
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)
Adopted by the Special Summit of the Union:
Kampala, Uganda 23rd October 2009
Entry into Force:
6th December 2012
