HC Deb 19 May 2003 vol 405 c584W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries have(a) signed and (b) ratified the African Union Peace and Security Council. [112172]

Mr. Rammell

The following countries have signed the African Union protocol relating to the establishment of the Peace and Security Council: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Western Sahara, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Algeria and Mali have completed ratification.

Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which members of the African Union have(a) signed and (b) ratified the African Peace and Security Council. [112731]

Mr. Rammell

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her today (UIN 112172).