African Union

African Union

•  Algeria
•  Angola
•  Benin
•  Botswana
•  Burkina Faso
•  Burundi
•  Cape Verde
•  Cameroon
•  Central African Republic (Suspended)
•  Chad
•  Comoros
•  Côte d'Ivoire
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo
•  Djibouti
•  Egypt
•  Equatorial Guinea
•  Eritrea
•  Ethiopia
•  Gabon
•  Gambia
•  Ghana
•  Guinea
•  Guinea-Bissau
•  Kenya
•  Lesotho
•  Liberia
•  Libya
•  Madagascar
•  Malawi
•  Mali
•  Mauritania
•  Mauritius 
•  Mozambique
•  Namibia
•  Niger
•  Nigeria
•  Republic of Congo
•  Rwanda
•  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
•  São Tomé and Príncipe
•  Senegal
•  Seychelles
•  Sierra Leone
•  Somalia
•  South Africa
•  South Sudan
•  Sudan
•  Swaziland
•  Tanzania
•  Togo
•  Tunisia
•  Uganda
•  Zambia
•  Zimbabwe 

Text from Treaty: 

Section I:

 (Defence) -- Ensuring the common defence of Africa involves working on the basis of a definition of defence which encompasses both the traditional, military and state-centric notion of the use of the armed forces of the state to protect its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as the less traditional, non-military aspects which relate to the protection of the people’s political, cultural, social and economic values and ways of life. In terms of the linkage between defence at the national level and that at the regional and continental levels, it is understood, also, that each African country’s defence is inextricably linked to that of other African countries, as well as that of other regions and, by the same token, that of the African continent as a whole.

(Security) -- Similarly, ensuring the common security of Africa involves working on the basis of a definition which encompasses both the traditional, state-centric, notion of the survival of the state and its protection by military means from external aggression, as well as the non-military notion which is informed by the new international environment and the high incidence of intra-state conflict. The causes of intra-state conflict necessitate a new emphasis on human security, based not only on political values but on social and economic imperatives as well. This newer, multi-dimensional notion of security thus embraces such issues as human rights; the right to participate fully in the process of governance; the right to equal development as well as the right to have access to resources and the basic necessities of life; the right to protection against poverty; the right to conducive education and health conditions; the right to protection against marginalization on the basis of gender; protection against natural disasters, as well as ecological and environmental degradation. At the national level, the aim would be to safeguard the security of individuals, families, communities, and the state/national life, in the economic, political and social dimensions. This applies at the various regional levels also; and at the continental level, the principle would be underscored that the “security of each African country is inseparably linked to that of other African countries and the African continent as a whole.”

Section II, part (f):

(f) the right of the Union to intervene in a Member State pursuant to a decision of the Assembly, in respect of grave circumstances, namely: war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity, as well as a serious threat to legitimate order, in order to restore peace and stability to the Member States of the Union, upon the recommendation of the Peace and Security Council;

Link to Treaty: 

http://www.peaceau.org/uploads/declaration-cadsp-en.pdf