This information was collected by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Total Number of States Parties: 41
Most Recent Ratification: Kenya 23 June 1992
| Countries | Ratification/accession |
| Algeria | 24 May 1974 |
| Angola | 30 Apr 1981 |
| Benin | 26 Feb 1973 |
| Burkina Faso | 19 Mar 1974 |
| Burundi | 31 Oct 1975 |
| Cameroon | 07 Sep 1975 |
| Cape Verde | 16 Feb 1989 |
| Central African Republic | 23 Jul 1970 |
| Chad | 12 Aug 1981 |
| Congo | 16 Jan 1971 |
| Egypt | 12 Jun 1980 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 08 Sep 1980 |
| Ethiopia | 15 Oct 1973 |
| Gabon | 21 Mar 1986 |
| Gambia | 12 Nov 1980 |
| Ghana | 19 Jun 1975 |
| Guinea | 18 Oct 1972 |
| Guinea Bissau | 27 Jun 1989 |
| Kenya | 23 Jun 1992 |
| Lesotho | 18 Nov 1983 |
| Liberia | 01 Oct 1971 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 25 Apr 1981 |
| Malawi | 04 Nov 1987 |
| Mali | 10 Oct 1981 |
| Mauritania | 22 Jul 1972 |
| Mozambique | 22 Feb 1989 |
| Niger | 16 Sep 1971 |
| Nigeria | 23 May 1986 |
| Rwanda | 19 Nov 1979 |
| Senegal | 01 Apr 1971 |
| Seychelles | 11 Sep 1980 |
| Sierra Leone | 28 Dec 1987 |
| Sudan | 24 Dec 1972 |
| Swaziland | 16 Jan 1989 |
| Tanzania | 10 Jan 1975 |
| Togo | 10 Apr 1970 |
| Tunisia | 17 Nov 1989 |
| Uganda | 24 Jul 1987 |
| Zaire | 14 Feb 1973 |
| Zambia | 30 Jul 1973 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 Sep 1985 |
