his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to
it.
2. The term "refugee" shall also apply to every person who, owing to external aggression, occupation, foreign
domination or events seriously disturbing public order in either part or the whole of his country of origin or
nationality, is compelled to leave his place of habitual residence in order to seek refuge in another place outside
his country of origin or nationality.
3. In the case of a person who has several nationalities, the term "a country of which he is a national" shall mean
each of the countries of which he is a national, and a person shall not be deemed to be lacking the protection of
the country of which he is a national if, without any valid reason based on well-founded fear, he has not availed
himself of the protection of one of the countries of which he is a national.
4. This Convention shall cease to apply to any refugee if:
(a) he has voluntarily re-availed himself of the protection of the country of his nationality, or
(b) having lost his nationality, he has voluntarily reacquired it, or
(c) he has acquired a new nationality, and enjoys the protection of the country of his new nationality, or
(d) he has voluntarily re-established himself in the country which he left or outside which he remained owing to
fear of persecution, or
(e) he can no longer, because the circumstances in connection with which he was recognised as a refugee have
ceased to exist, continue to refuse to avail himself of the protection of the country of his nationality, or
(f) he has committed a serious non-political crime outside his country of refuge after his admission to that
country as a refugee, or
(g) he has seriously infringed the purposes and objectives of this Convention.
5. The provisions of this Convention shall not apply to any person with respect to whom the country of asylum
has serious reasons for considering that:
(a) he has committed a crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against humanity, as defined in the
international instruments drawn up to make provision in respect of such crimes,
(b) he committed a serious non-political crime outside the country of refuge prior to his admission to that
country as a refugee,
(c) he has been guilty of acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the Organisation of African Unity,
(d) he has been guilty of acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
6. For the purposes of this Convention, the Contracting State of asylum shall determine whether an applicant is a
refugee.
ARTICLE II
ASYLUM
1. Member States of the OAU shall use their best endeavours consistent with their respective legislation to
receive refugees and to secure the settlement of those refugees who, for well-founded reasons, are unable or
unwilling to return to their country of origin or nationality.