This information was collected by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
States Parties
Most Recent State Party: 30 July 1992
| Countries | Ratification/accession |
| Algeria | 01 Mar 1987 |
| Angola | 02 Mar 1990 |
| Benin | 20 Jan 1986 |
| Botswana | 17 Jul 1986 |
| Burkina Faso | 06 Jul 1984 |
| Burundi | 28 Jul 1989 |
| Cameroon | 20 Jun 1989 |
| Cape Verde | 02 Jun 1987 |
| Central African Republic | 26 Apr 1986 |
| Chad | 09 Oct 1986 |
| Comoros | 01 Jun 1986 |
| Congo | 09 Dec 1982 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 06 Jan 1992 |
| Djibouti | 11 Nov 1991 |
| Egypt | 20 Mar 1984 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 07 Apr 1986 |
| Gabon | 20 Feb 1986 |
| Gambia | 08 Jun 1983 |
| Ghana | 24 Jan 1989 |
| Guinea | 16 Feb 1982 |
| Guinea Bissau | 04 Dec 1985 |
| Kenya | 23 Jan 1992 |
| Lesotho | 10 Feb 1992 |
| Liberia | 04 Aug 1982 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 19 Jul 1986 |
| Madagascar | 09 Mar 1992 |
| Malawi | 17 Nov 1989 |
| Mali | 21 Dec 1981 |
| Mauritania | 14 Jun 1986 |
| Mauritius | 19 Jun 1992 |
| Mozambique | 22 Feb 1989 |
| Namibia | 30 Jul 1992 |
| Niger | 15 Jul 1986 |
| Nigeria | 22 Jun 1983 |
| Rwanda | 15 Jul 1983 |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic | |
| Republic | 02 May 1986 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 23 May 1986 |
| Senegal | 13 Aug 1982 |
| Seychelles | 13 Apr 1992 |
| Sierra Leone | 21 Sep 1983 |
| Somalia | 31 Jul 1985 |
| Sudan | 18 Feb 1986 |
| Tanzania | 18 Feb 1984 |
| Togo | 05 Nov 1982 |
| Tunisia | 16 Mar 1983 |
| Uganda | 10 May 1986 |
| Zaire | 20 Jul 1987 |
| Zambia | 19 Jan 1984 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 May 1986 |
