AFRICAN NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONE TREATY
(THE TREATY OF PELINDABA)
Dates of Signature, Ratification and Deposit
(As of February 17, 1998)
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Date of Deposit |
| Algeria | 04/11/96 | 12/23/97 | 02/11/98 |
| Angola | 04/11/96 | ||
| Benin | 04/11/96 | ||
| Botswana | -- | ||
| Burkina Faso | 04/11/96 | ||
| Burundi | 04/11/96 | ||
| Cameroon | 04/11/96 | ||
| Cape Verde | 04/11/96 | ||
| Central African Republic | 04/11/96 | ||
| Chad | 04/11/96 | ||
| Comoros | 04/11/96 | ||
| Congo | 01/27/97 | ||
| Cote d'Ivoire | 04/11/96 | ||
| Dem. Rep. of Congo | 04/11/96 | ||
| Djibouti | 04/11/96 | ||
| Egypt | 04/11/96 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | -- | ||
| Eritrea | 04/11/96 | ||
| Ethiopia | 04/11/96 | ||
| Gabon | 04/11/96 | ||
| Gambia | 04/11/96 | 09/03/96 | 10/16/96 |
| Ghana | 04/11/96 | ||
| Guinea | 04/11/96 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 04/11/96 | ||
| Kenya | 04/11/96 | ||
| Lesotho | 04/11/96 | ||
| Liberia | 07/09/96 | ||
| Libya | 04/11/96 | ||
| Madagascar | -- | ||
| Malawi | 04/11/96 | ||
| Mali | 04/11/96 | ||
| Mauritania | 04/11/96 | ||
| Mauritius | 04/11/96 | 04/19/96 | 04/24/96 |
| Morocco | 04/11/96 | ||
| Mozambique | 04/11/96 | ||
| Namibia | 04/11/96 | ||
| Niger | 04/11/96 | ||
| Nigeria | 04/11/96 | ||
| Rwanda | 04/11/96 | ||
| Sao Tome & Principe | 07/09/96 | ||
| Senegal | 04/11/96 | ||
| Seychelles | 07/09/96 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 04/11/96 | ||
| Somalia | -- | ||
| South Africa | 04/11/96 | ||
| Sudan | 04/11/96 | ||
| Swaziland | 04/11/96 | ||
| Tanzania | 04/11/96 | ||
| Togo | 04/11/96 | ||
| Tunisia | 04/11/96 | ||
| Uganda | 04/11/96 | ||
| Zambia | 04/11/96 | ||
| Zimbabwe | 04/11/96 | ||
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| Country | Signature | Ratification | Date of Deposit |
| France | 04/11/96 | 07/31/97 | 10/10/97 |
| People's Republic of China | 04/11/96 | 09/06/96 | 09/20/96 |
| Russian Federation | 11/05/96 | ||
| United Kingdom | 04/11/96 | ||
| United States of America | 04/11/96 |
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Date of Deposit |
| France | 04/11/96 | 07/31/97 | 10/10/97 |
| People's Republic of China | 04/11/96 | 09/06/96 | 09/20/96 |
| Russian Federation | 11/05/96 | ||
| United Kingdom | 04/11/96 | ||
| United States of America | 04/11/96 |
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Date of Deposit |
| France | 04/11/96 | 07/31/97 | 10/10/97 |
| Spain |