| state of ratification - africa
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Paris, 20 October 2005
| States | Date of deposit of instrument | Type of instrument |
| Benin | 20/12/2007 | Ratification |
| Burkina Faso | 15/09/2006 | Ratification |
| Cameroon * | 22/11/2006 | Accession |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 16/04/2007 | Ratification |
| Djibouti | 09/08/2006 | Ratification |
| Egypt | 23/08/2007 | Ratification |
| Gabon | 15/05/2007 | Ratification |
| Kenya * | 24/10/2007 | Ratification |
| Madagascar | 11/09/2006 | Ratification |
| Mali | 09/11/2006 | Ratification |
| Mauritius * | 29/03/2006 | Ratification |
| Mozambique * | 18/10/2007 | Ratification |
| Namibia * | 29/11/2006 | Ratification |
| Niger | 14/03/2007 | Ratification |
| Senegal | 07/11/2006 | Ratification |
| South Africa * | 21/12/2006 | Ratification |
| Togo | 05/09/2006 | Ratification |
| Tunisia | 15/02/2007 | Ratification |
* Commonwealth African countries
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