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9 Article 10 ENTRY INTO FORCE This Protocol shall enter into force thirty days after the deposit of the fifteenth (15th ) instrument of ratification or accession. Article 11 AMENDMENTS 1. Any State Party may propose amendment(s) to this Protocol by submitting a written request to the Commission, which shall circulate the said proposed amendments to all States Parties thereof. 2. The amendment(s) shall be approved by a simple majority of States Parties. 3. The amendment(s) approved shall enter into force for each State Party which has accepted it, in accordance with its constitutional procedures, three months after the Chairperson of the Commission has received notice of the acceptance. Article 12 DEPOSITORY AUTHORITY This Protocol and all instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited with the Chairperson of the Commission, who shall transmit certified true copies to all Member States and notify them of the dates of deposit of instruments of ratification by Member States and shall register it with the United Nations and any other Organization as may be decided by the Union. ADOPTED BY THE THIRD ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION ADDIS ABABA, 8 JULY 2004

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PROTOCOL TO THE OAU CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF TERRORISM 1PROTOCOL TO THE OAU CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF TERRORISM We, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the African Union;Gravely concerned at the increasing incidence of terrorist acts worldwide, including in Africa, and the growing risks of linkages between terrorism and mercenarism, weapons of mass destruction, drug trafficking, corruption, transnational organized crimes, money laundering, and the illicit proliferation of small arms; Determinedto combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and any support thereto in Africa;Aware of the capabilities of the perpetrators of terrorist acts to use sophisticated technology and communication systems for organizing and carrying out their terrorist acts;Bearing in Mind that the root causes of terrorism are complex and need to be addressed in a comprehensive manner;Convinced that acts of terrorism cannot be justified under any circumstances;Determined to ensure Africa’s active participation, cooperation and coordination with the international community in its determined efforts to combat and eradicate terrorism;Guidedby the principles and regulations enshrined in international conventions and the relevant decisions of the United Nations (UN) to prevent and combat terrorism, including resolution 1373 adopted by the Security Council on 28 September 2001, and the relevant GeneralAssembly resolutions;Reaffirmingour commitment to the OAU Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa, adopted in Libreville, Gabon, in July 1977;Reaffirming our commitment to the Code of Conduct for Inter-African Relations adopted by the Thirtieth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of uwazi African Human Rights Caselaw Analyser 2.0 Library Uploads Settings 0 0 EditDelete Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism.pdf
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