Treaties | Date of Adoption | Date Entry into Force |
| OAU Charter, Addis Ababa, 25 May 1963 | Oct.25.1965 | Oct.25.1965 |
| OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa | Sep.10.1969 | Jan.20.1974 |
| Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations | Jan.18.1974 | Feb.01.2010 |
| Cultural Charter for Africa | Jul.05.1976 | Sep.19.1990 |
| Constitutive Act of the African Union | Nov.07.2000 | May.26. 001 |
| Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community | Jun.03.1991 | May.12.1994 |
| African Youth Charter | Jul.02.2006 | Aug.08.2009 |
| African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance | Jan.30.2007 | Feb.15.2012 |
| Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament | Mar.02.2001 | Dec.14.2003 |
| African Charter on Statistics | Feb.04.2009 | |
| Protocol on the African Investment Bnk | Jun.30.2009 | |
| General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity | Oct.25.1965 | Oct.25.1965 |
| Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa | Sep.13.1967 | Oct.06.1992 |
| African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | Sep.15.1968 | Jun.16.1969 |
| African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child | Jul.01.1990 | Nov.29.1999 |
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights | Jun.10.1998 | Jan.24.2004 |
| The Convention of the African Energy Commission | Jul.11.2001 | Dec.13.2006 |
| Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union | Jul.09.2002 | Dec.26.2003 |
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa | Jul.01.2003 | Nov.25.2005 |
| Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union | Jul.01.2003 | Feb.11.2009 |
| Charter for African Cultural Renaissance | Jan.24.2006 | |