Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States. Arusha, 5 December 1981.¹

	States	Date of deposit of instrument	Type of instrument
1	Lesotho	13/09/1982	Ratification
2	Togo	01/12/1982	Ratification
3	Sudan	13/01/1983	Ratification
4	Zambia	25/04/1983	Ratification
5	United Republic of Tanzania	12/07/1983	Ratification
6	Nigeria	02/11/1984	Ratification
7	Niger	29/05/1985	Ratification
8	Egypt	26/07/1985	Ratification
9	Burundi	21/01/1986	Ratification
10	Senegal	14/03/1986	Ratification
11	Burkina Faso	11/07/1986	Ratification
12	Rwanda	06/07/1987	Ratification
13	Gabon	30/12/1988	Ratification
14	Algeria	23/02/1989	Ratification
15	Equatorial Guinea	09/11/1993	Ratification
16	Guinea	17/08/1995	Ratification
17	Côte d'Ivoire	08/04/1997	Ratification
18	Holy See	17/06/1998	Accession
19	Benin	26/08/1998	Ratification
20	Seychelles	27/08/1998	Accession
21	Swaziland	19/11/1998	Ratification
22	Central African Republic	01/07/2008	Ratification

¹This Convention entered into force on 1 January 1983. It subsequently entered into force for each State one month after the date of deposit of that State’s instrument.

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Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States. Arusha, 5 December 1981.1

Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States. Arusha, 5 December 1981.¹