Abuja Treaty

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The Abuja Treaty is a 1991 African Union founding agreement that laid out the roadmap for creating an African Economic Community through progressive regional integration and economic cooperation among African states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African Union treaty ⓘ
founding treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy Organization of African Unity ⓘ
aimsTo create a continent-wide African Economic Community ⓘ
increase economic integration among African states ⓘ
promote economic cooperation among African states ⓘ
promote economic, social and cultural development in Africa ⓘ
coversPolicyAreas agriculture ⓘ
energy ⓘ
industry ⓘ
monetary and financial matters ⓘ
natural resources ⓘ
social and cultural cooperation ⓘ
trade ⓘ
transport and communications ⓘ
dividesIntegrationInto six stages ⓘ
enteredIntoForceIn 1994 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1994-05-12 ⓘ
establishes African Economic Community ⓘ
foreseesImplementationPeriodOf 34 years ⓘ
frameworkFor regional economic integration in Africa ⓘ
fullName Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community ⓘ
linked to: Abuja Treaty
inspiredCreationOf African Union economic integration agenda ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
legalStatus binding on ratifying African states ⓘ
openTo member states of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
providesFor creation of a Pan-African Parliament ⓘ
creation of an African Central Bank ⓘ
creation of an African Court of Justice ⓘ
creation of an African Monetary Union ⓘ
establishment of a common market in Africa ⓘ
establishment of a customs union in Africa ⓘ
eventual establishment of an African economic and monetary union ⓘ
harmonization and coordination of regional economic communities ⓘ
progressive establishment of a free trade area in Africa ⓘ
region Africa ⓘ
relatedTo Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ
shortName AEC Treaty ⓘ
signedAt Abuja ⓘ
signedIn 1991 ⓘ
signedInCountry Nigeria ⓘ
signedOn 1991-06-03 ⓘ
stage1Focus strengthening existing regional economic communities ⓘ
stage2Focus stabilization of tariff and non-tariff barriers within regional economic communities ⓘ
stage3Focus establishment of free trade areas and customs unions in each regional economic community ⓘ
stage4Focus coordination and harmonization among regional economic communities ⓘ
stage5Focus establishment of an African common market ⓘ
stage6Focus establishment of an African economic and monetary union ⓘ
successorOrganization African Union ⓘ

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Abuja Treaty → fullName → Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community ⓘ
linked to: Abuja Treaty
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament → partOf → Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community ⓘ
linked to: Abuja Treaty
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament → relatedInstrument → Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community ⓘ
linked to: Abuja Treaty
Pan-African Parliament → establishedBy → Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community ⓘ
subject linked to: PAP
linked to: Abuja Treaty
African Union law → relatedTo → Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community ⓘ
linked to: Abuja Treaty
AEC Treaty → alsoKnownAs → Abuja Treaty ⓘ