Convention de l'OUA 1969

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governing

the specific aspects ofrefugee

in africa

ADOPTED BYthe Assembly of Heads of State and Governm

at its Sixth Ordinary Session

ADDIS-ABABA, 10 SEPTEMBER 1969


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PREAMBLE

We, the Heads of State and Government, assembled in the city

from 6 to 10 September 1969,

NOTING with concern the constantly increasing number of r

ca and desirous of finding ways and means of alleviating t

suffering as well as providing them with a better life and future

RECOGNIZING the need for an essentially humanitarian ap

solving the problems of refugees,

AWARE, however, that refugee problems are a source of frictiMember States, and desirous of eliminating the source of such

ANXIOUSTOMAKE a distinction between a refugee who seeks a pealife and a person fleeing his country for the sole purpose of fo

sion from outside,

DETERMINED that the activities of such subversive elements shoulin accordance with the Declaration on the Problem of Subver

tion on the Problem of Refugees adopted at Accra in 1965,

BEARING IN MIND that the Charter of the United Nations and th


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relating to the status of refugees and reflects the deep concern o

gees and their desire to establish common standards for their tr

RECALLING Resolution 26 and 104 of the OAU Assemblies of H

Government, calling upon Member States of the Organizat

already done so to accede to the United Nations Convention o

Protocol of 1967 relating to the Status of Refugees, and meanwh

provisions to refugees in Africa,

CONVINCED that the efficiency of the measures recommended by

vention to solve the problem of refugees in Africa necessitates c

ous collaboration between the Organization of African Unity

the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,

HAVEAGREED as follows:

Article 1

DEFINITIONOFTHETERMREFUGEE1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term refugee s

person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted fo

religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group

ion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, ow

is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country, or

a nationality and being outside the country of his former habia result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwi

it.

2. The term refugee shall also apply to every person who


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4. This Convention shall cease to apply to any refugee if:

(a) he has voluntarily re-availed himself of the protection of tnationality, or

(b) having lost his nationality, he has voluntarily re-acquired

(c) he has acquired a new nationality, and enjoys the protecti

of his new nationality, or

(d) he has voluntarily re-established himself in the country

outside which he remained owing to fear of persecution, o

(e) he can no longer, because the circumstances in connectio

was recognized as a refugee have ceased to exist, continue

himself of the protection of the country of his nationality

(f ) he has committed a serious non-political crime outside h

uge after his admission to that country as a refugee, or

(g) he has seriously infringed the purposes and objectives of

5. The provisions of this Convention shall not apply to any perto whom the country of asylum has serious reasons for conside

(a) he has committed a crime against peace, a war crime, o

humanity, as defined in the international instruments dr

provision in respect of such crimes;

(b) he committed a serious non-political crime outside the c

prior to his admission to that country as a refugee;

(c) he has been guilty of acts contrary to the purposes and

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Article II

ASYLUM

1. Member States of the OAU shall use their best endeavour

their respective legislations to receive refugees and to secure t

those refugees who, for well-founded reasons, are unable or un

to their country of origin or nationality.

2. The grant of asylum to refugees is a peaceful and humanita

not be regarded as an unfriendly act by any Member State.

3. No person shall be subjected by a Member State to measur

tion at the frontier, return or expulsion, which would compel

or remain in a territory where his life, physical integrity or

threatened for the reasons set out in Article I, paragraphs 1 and

4. Where a Member State finds difficulty in continuing to

refugees, such Member State may appeal directly to other Me

through the OAU, and such other Member States shall in the

solidarity and international co-operation take appropriate me

the burden of the Member State granting asylum.

5. Where a refugee has not received the right to reside in an

lum, he may be granted temporary residence in any country of

he first presented himself as a refugee pending arrangement for

in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

6. For reasons of security, countries of asylum shall, as far a

refugees at a reasonable distance from the frontier of their coun


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Article IV

NON-DISCRIMINATIONMember States undertake to apply the provisions of this Conve

gees without discrimination as to race, religion, nationality, m

particular social group or political opinions.

Article V

VOLUNTARYREPATRIATION

1. The essentially voluntary character of repatriation shall b

cases and no refugee shall be repatriated against his will.

2. The country of asylum, in collaboration with the countr

make adequate arrangements for the safe return of refugees w

triation.

3. The country of origin, on receiving back refugees, shall faci

tlement and grant them the full rights and privileges of nationa

and subject them to the same obligations.

4. Refugees who voluntarily return to their country shall in

ized for having left it for any of the reasons giving rise to re

Whenever necessary, an appeal shall be made through natio

media and through the Administrative Secretary-General of th

refugees to return home and giving assurance that the new cirvailing in their country of origin will enable them to return wi

take up a normal and peaceful life without fear of being distur

and that the text of such appeal should be given to refugees and

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Article VI

TRAVELDOCUMENTS1. Subject to Article III, Member States shall issue to refugees

in their territories travel documents in accordance with the Uni

vention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Schedule an

for the purpose of travel outside their territory, unless comp

national security or public order otherwise require. Member such a travel document to any other refugee in their territory.

2. Where an African country of second asylum accepts a refu

try of first asylum, the country of first asylum may be dispense

document with a return clause.

3. Travel documents issued to refugees under previous inte

ments by States Parties thereto shall be recognized and trea

States in the same way as if they had been issued to refugees

Article.

Article VII

CO-OPERATIONOF THENATIONALAUTHORITIESWITHTHE

ORGANIZATIONOF AFRICANUNITY

In order to enable the Administrative Secretary-General of the

African Unity to make reports to the competent organs of the

African Unity, Member States undertake to provide the Secreta

priate form with information and statistical data requested con

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Article VIII

CO-OPERATIONWITHTHEOFFICEOF THEUNITEDNATIONS

HIGHCOMMISSIONERFORREFUGEES

1. Member States shall co-operate with the Office of the Unit

Commissioner for Refugees.

2. The present Convention shall be the effective regional com

ca of the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refu

Article IX

SETTLEMENTOF DISPUTESAny dispute between States signatories to this Convention rel

pretation or application, which cannot be settled by other

referred to the Commission for Mediation, Conciliation and A

Organization of African Unity, at the request of any one of t

dispute.

Article X

SIGNATUREANDRATIFICATION

1. This Convention is open for signature and accession by al

of the Organization of African Unity and shall be ratified by si

accordance with their respective constitutional processes. Th

ratification shall be deposited with the Administrative Secreta

Organization of African Unity.


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Article XI

ENTRYINTOFORCEThis Convention shall come into force upon deposit of instrum

tion by one-third of the Member States of the Organization of A

Article XIIAMENDMENT

This Convention may be amended or revised if any Member St

ten request to the Administrative Secretary-General to that

however that the proposed amendment shall not be submitte

bly of Heads of State and Government for consideration until ahave been dully notified of it and a period of one year has e

amendment shall not be effective unless approved by at least

Member States Parties to the present Convention.

Article XIIIDENUNCIATION

1. Any Member State Party to this Convention may denounce

a written notification to the Administrative Secretary-General

2. At the end of one year from the date of such notification, i

the Convention shall cease to apply with respect to the denounc

Article XIV


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Article XV

NOTIFICATIONSBYTHEADMINISTRATIVESECRETARYOFTHEORGANIZATIONOF AFRICANUNITY

The Administrative Secretary-General of the Organization o

shall inform all Members of the Organization:

(a) of signatures, ratifications and accessions in accordance w

(b) of entry into force, in accordance with Article XI;

(c) of requests for amendments submitted under the terms o

(d) of denunciations, in accordance with Article XIII.

IN WITNESSWHEREOF we, the Heads of African State and Governmthis Convention.

1. Algeria

2. Botswana

3. Burundi

4. Cameroon

5. Central AfricanRepublic

6. Chad

7. Congo (Brazzaville)

8. Congo (Kinshasa)

9. Dahomey

10. Equatorial Guinea

11 Ethiopia

15. Guinea

16. Ivory Coast

17. Kenya

18. Lesotho

19. Liberia

20. Libya

21. Madagascar

22. Malawi23. Mali

24. Mauritania

25. Mauritius

29. Rwan

30. Sene

31. Sierr32. Soma

33. Suda

34. Swaz

35. Togo

36. Tuni37. Ugan

38. Unit

39. Unit


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l al ac o n v e n t i oc o n v e n t i o

d e l d e l ouaouargissant

les aspects propres aux problmes

en afrique

ADOPT PARla Confrence des Chefs dEtat et de Gouverne

lors de la Sixime Session Ordinaire

ADDIS-ABBA, 10 SEPTEMBRE 1969


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PRAMBULE

Nous, Chefs dEtat et de Gouvernement, runis Addis-Ab

septembre 1969,

NOTANT avec inquitude lexistence dun nombre sans cesse c

gis en Afrique, et dsireux de trouver les moyens dallger leusouffrances et de leur assurer une vie et un avenir meilleurs ;

RECONNAISSANT que les problmes des rfugis doivent tre abord

essentiellement humanitaire pour leur trouver une solution ;

CONSCIENTS, nanmoins, de ce que les problmes des rfugis

source de friction entre de nombreux Etats membres, et dsire

source de telles discordes ;

DSIREUX dtablir une distinction entre un rfugi qui cherche

normale et paisible et une personne qui fuit son pays seule fi

subversion partir de lextrieur ;

DCIDS faire en sorte que les activits de tels lments subver

rags, conformment la dclaration sur le problme de la s

rsolution sur le problme des rfugies, adoptes Accra, en 1


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RECONNAISSANT que la Convention des Nations Unies du 28 juil

par le Protocole du 31 janvier 1967, constitue linstrument fondamsel relatif au statut des rfugis et traduit la profonde sollicitude

les rfugis, ainsi que leur dsir dtablir des normes commun

des rfugis ;

RAPPELANT les rsolutions 26 et 104 des confrences des Ch

Gouvernement de lOUA dans lesquelles il est demand aux ElOrganisation qui ne lont pas encore fait, dadhrer la Conven

tive au statut des rfugis et au Protocole de 1967 et, en attendan

les dispositions aux rfugis en Afrique ;

CONVAINCUS que lefficacit des mesures prconises par la prs

en vue de rsoudre le problme des rfugis en Afrique exigtion troite et continue entre lOrganisation de lUnit Afri

Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Rfugis ;

SOMMESCONVENUS des dispositions ci-aprs :

Article I

DFINITIONDUTERMERFUGI1. Aux fins de la prsente Convention, le terme rfugi spersonne qui, craignant avec raison, dtre perscute du fait

religion, de sa nationalit, de son appartenance un certain gr

ses opinions politiques, se trouve hors du pays dont elle a la nat

peut, ou, du fait de cette crainte, ne veut se rclamer de la prote

ou qui, si elle na pas de nationalit et se trouve hors du pays dan

sa rsidence habituelle la suite de tels vnements, ne peut

ladite crainte, ne veut y retourner.


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t ; on ne considre pas quune personne ne jouit pas de la protec

elle a la nationalit si, sans raisons valables, fondes sur une crane se rclame pas de la protection de lun des pays dont elle a la

4. La prsente Convention cesse de sappliquer dans les cas sui

sonne jouissant du statut de rfugi :

a) si cette personne sest volontairement rclame nouveau

du pays dont elle a la nationalit ; ou

b) si, ayant perdu sa nationalit, elle la volontairement reco

c) si elle a acquis une nouvelle nationalit et si elle jouit de

pays dont elle a la nationalit ; ou

d) si elle est retourne volontairement stablir dans le pays hors duquel elle est demeure de crainte dtre perscute

e) si, les circonstances la suite desquelles elle a t reconnue

ayant cess dexister, elle ne peut plus continuer refuser

la protection du pays dont elle a la nationalit ;

f ) si elle a commis un crime grave de caractre non politiq

pays daccueil aprs y avoir t admise comme rfugie ;

g) si elle a enfreint gravement les buts poursuivis par la p

tion.

5. Les dispositions de la prsente Convention ne sont pas appersonne dont lEtat dasile a des raisons srieuses de penser :

a) quelle a commis un crime contre la paix, un crime de gu

contre lhumanit, au sens des instruments internationa


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6. Aux termes de la prsente Convention, il appartient lEtat

le de dterminer le statut de rfugi du postulant.

Article II

ASILE

1. Les Etats membres de lOUA sengagent faire tout ce qu

voir, dans le cadre de leurs lgislations respectives, pour accue

et assurer ltablissement de ceux dentre eux qui, pour des rais

peuvent ou ne veulent pas retourner dans leurs pays dorigine o

ils ont la nationalit.

2. Loctroi du droit dasile aux rfugis constitue un acte pacifiqre et ne peut tre considr par aucun Etat comme un acte de n

3. Nul ne peut tre soumis par un Etat membre des mesure

fus dadmission la frontire, le refoulement ou lexpulsion qu

retourner ou demeurer dans un territoire o sa vie, son intg

sa libert seraient menaces pour les raisons numres lartic1 et 2.

4. Lorsquun Etat membre prouve des difficults continuer d

dasile aux rfugis, cet Etat membre pourra lancer un appel

membres, tant directement que par lintermdiaire de lOUA ; e

membres, dans un esprit de solidarit africaine et de coopratioprendront les mesures appropries pour allger le fardeau du

accordant le droit dasile.

5. Tout rfugi qui na pas reu le droit de rsider dans un


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Article III

INTERDICTIONDETOUTEACTIVITSUBVERSIV1. Tout rfugi a, lgard du pays o il se trouve, des devoir

notamment lobligation de se conformer aux lois et rglements

mesures visant au maintien de lordre public. Il doit en outre s

agissements subversifs dirigs contre un Etat membre de lOUA

2. Les Etats signataires sengagent interdire aux rfugis ta

ritoire respectif dattaquer un quelconque Etat membre de lOU

tivits qui soient de nature faire natre une tension entre les E

notamment par les armes, la voie de la presse crite et radiodiff

Article IV

NONDISCRIMINATION

Les Etats membres sengagent appliquer les disposition

Convention tous les rfugis, sans discrimination de race, de r

nalit, dappartenance un certain groupe social ou dopinions p

Article V

RAPATRIEMENTVOLONTAIRE

1. Le caractre essentiellement volontaire du rapatriement ddans tous les cas et aucun rfugi ne peut tre rapatri contre so

2. En collaboration avec le pays dorigine, le pays dasile doit

sures appropries pour le retour sain et sauf des rfugis qui


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pays dorigine leur permettent dy retourner sans aucun risque

une vie normale et paisible, sans crainte dtre inquits ou pundevra remettre aux rfugis le texte de ces appels et les leur

ment.

5. Les rfugis qui dcident librement de rentrer dans leur p

ces assurances ou de leur propre initiative, doivent recevoir d

dasile, du pays dorigine ainsi que des institutions bnvoles, dinternationales et intergouvernementales, toute lassistance po

de faciliter leur retour.

Article VI

TITRE

DE

VOYAGE

1. Sous rserve des dispositions de larticle III, les Etats mem

aux rfugis rsidant rgulirement sur leur territoire des titre

formes la Convention des Nations Unies relative au statut de

annexes en vue de leur permettre de voyager hors de ces territo

des raisons imprieuses de scurit nationale ou dordre public

Les Etats membres pourront dlivrer un tel titre de voyage t

se trouvant sur leur territoire.

2. Lorsquun pays africain de deuxime asile accepte un rfugi

pays de premier asile, le pays de premier asile pourra tre disp

un titre de voyage avec clause de retour.

3. Les documents de voyage dlivrs des rfugis aux term

ternationaux antrieurs par les Etats parties ces accords sont

Etats membres, et traits comme sils avaient t dlivrs aux r

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a) au statut des rfugis ;

b) lapplication de la prsente Convention ; et

c) aux lois, rglements et dcrets qui sont ou entreront en vi

cernent les rfugis.

Article VIII

COLLABORATIONAVECLEHAUTCOMMISSARIATDESNATIONSUNIESPOURLE

1. Les Etats membres collaboreront avec le Haut Commissa

Unies pour les Rfugis.

2. La prsente Convention constituera pour lAfrique, le com

efficace de la Convention de 1951 des Nations Unies sur le statu

Article IXRGLEMENTDESDIFFRENDS

Tout diffrend entre Etats signataires de la prsente Convent

linterprtation ou lapplication de cette Convention et qui ne p

dautres moyens doit tre soumis la Commission de mdiatio

et darbitrage de lOrganisation de lUnit Africaine, la demanconque des parties au diffrend.

Article X


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3. Tout Etat africain indpendant, membre de lOrganis

Africaine, peut tout moment notifier son accession laSecrtaire gnral administratif de lOrganisation de lUnit Af

Article XI

ENTREENVIGUEURLa prsente Convention entrera en vigueur ds quun tiers des E

lOrganisation de lUnit Africaine aura dpos ses instrument

Article XII

AMENDEMENT

La prsente Convention peut tre modifie ou rvise si un Eta

se au Secrtaire gnral administratif une demande crite c

serve, toutefois, que lamendement propos ne sera prsent

Confrence des Chefs dEtat et de Gouvernement que lorsq

membres en auront t dment aviss et quune anne se sera c

dements nentrent en vigueur quaprs leur approbation par

moins des Etats membres parties la prsente Convention.

Article XIII

DNONCIATION


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Article XV

NOTIFICATIONPARLESECRTAIREGNRALADMINISTRATIFDELORGA

LUNITAFRICAINE

Le Secrtaire gnral administratif de lOrganisation de lUnit

tous les membres de lOrganisation :

a) les signatures, ratifications et adhsions conformment

b) lentre en vigueur telle que prvue larticle XI ;

c) les demandes damendement prsentes aux termes de la

d) les dnonciations conformment larticle XIII.

EN FOIDE QUOI, nous, Chefs dEtat et de Gouvernement africainprsente Convention.

1. Algrie

2. Botswana3. Burundi

4. Cameroun

5. Congo-Brazzaville

6. Congo-Kinshasa

7. Cte dIvoire

8. Dahomey9. Ethiopie

10. Gabon

11. Gambie

12 Gh

15. Haute Volta

16. Ile Maurice17. Kenya

18. Lesotho

19. Libria

20. Libye

21. Madagascar

22. Malawi23. Mali

24. Maroc

25. Mauritanie

26 Ni

29. Rwan

30. Rp. 31. Rp.

32. Rp. de T

33. Sn

34. Sierr

35. Soma36. Soud

37. Swaz

38. Tcha

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