Ratification Table: African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
| State | Signed | Ratified | Deposited |
| Algeria | 21/05/1999 | 08/07/2003 | 24/09/2003 |
| Angola | 11/04/1992 | 07/10/1999 | |
| Benin | 27/02/1992 | 17/04/1997 | 30/05/1997 |
| Botswana | 10/07/2001 | 10/07/2001 | 10/07/2001 |
| Burkina Faso | 27/02/1992 | 08/06/1992 | 10/07/1992 |
| Burundi | 28/06/2004 | 24/08/2004 | |
| Cameroon | 16/09/1992 | 05/09/1997 | 23/06/1999 |
| Cape Verde | 27/02/1992 | 20/07/1993 | 01/09/1993 |
| Central African Republic | 04/02/2003 | ||
| Chad | 06/12/2004 | 30/03/2000 | 04/04/2000 |
| Comoros | 26/02/2004 | 18/03/2004 | 16/04/2004 |
| Congo | 28/02/1992 | 08/09/2006 | 10/10/2006 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 27/02/2004 | 01/03/2002 | 18/06/2007 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
| Djibouti | 28/02/1992 | ||
| Egypt | 30/06/1999 | 09/05/2001 | 22/05/2001 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 20/12/2002 | 19/02/2003 | |
| Eritrea | 22/12/1999 | 25/01/2000 | |
| Ethiopia | 02/10/2002 | 27/12/2002 | |
| Gabon | 27/02/1992 | 18/05/2007 | 12/06/2007 |
| Gambia | 14/12/2000 | 30/03/2001 | |
| Ghana | 18/08/1997 | 10/06/2005 | 15/07/2005 |
| Guinea | 22/05/1998 | 27/05/1999 | 21/01/2000 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 08/03/2005 | ||
| Kenya | 25/07/2000 | 10/08/2000 | |
| Lesotho | 27/09/1999 | 29/10/1999 | |
| Liberia | 14/05/1992 | ||
| Libya | 09/06/1998 | 23/09/2000 | 03/11/2000 |
| Madagascar | 27/02/1992 | 30/03/2005 | 24/06/2005 |
| Malawi | 13/07/1999 | 16/09/1999 | 17/11/1999 |
| Mali | 28/02/1996 | 03/06/1998 | 14/08/1998 |
| Mauritania | 21/09/2005 | 14/12/2005 | |
| Mauritius | 07/11/1991 | 14/02/1992 | 27/02/1992 |
| Mozambique | 15/07/1998 | 22/12/1998 | |
| Namibia | 13/07/1999 | 23/07/2004 | 26/08/2004 |
| Niger | 13/07/1999 | 11/12/1999 | 05/03/1997 |
| Nigeria | 13/07/1999 | 23/07/2001 | 02/05/2003 |
| Rwanda | 02/10/1991 | 11/05/2001 | 17/05/2001 |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 23/10/1992 | ||
| Sao Tome and Principe | |||
| Senegal | 18/05/1992 | 29/09/1998 | 30/10/1998 |
| Seychelles | 27/02/1992 | 13/02/1992 | 27/02/1992 |
| Sierra Leone | 14/04/1992 | 13/05/2002 | 18/06/2002 |
| Somalia | 01/06/1991 | ||
| South Africa | 10/10/1997 | 07/01/2000 | 21/01/2000 |
| South Sudan | |||
| Sudan | |||
| Swaziland | 29/06/1992 | ||
| Tanzania | 23/10/1998 | 16/03/2003 | 09/05/2003 |
| Togo | 27/02/1992 | 05/05/1998 | 18/05/1998 |
| Tunisia | 16/06/1995 | ||
| Uganda | 26/02/1992 | 17/08/1994 | 21/10/1994 |
| Zambia | 28/02/1992 | ||
| Zimbabwe | 19/01/1995 | 22/02/1995 |
Ratification MapLarger Image
| States which have Signed & Ratified | 41 | |
| States which have signed but not ratified | 9 | |
| States that didn't yet signed or ratified | 4 |
Signed & Ratified / green
- 41 countries
Signed but not ratified / yellow
- Central African Republic 04/02/2003
- Djibouti 28/02/1992
- Guinea-Bissau 08/03/2005
- Liberia 14/05/1992
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 23/10/1992
- Somalia 01/06/1991
- Swaziland 29/06/1992
- Tunisia 16/06/1995
- Zambia 28/02/1992