respect for laws and policies on the protection of national security, public
order, public health, the environment, and any other factors that would be
detrimental to the host State; and
transparency.
Article 4
NON- DISCRIMINATION
States Parties shall not discriminate against nationals of another Member State
entering, residing or established in their territory, on the basis of their nationality,
race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or any other opinion,
national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status as provided by Article 2 of
the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.
It shall not be discrimination for a States Party, as a result of reciprocity or
deeper integration, to give more favourable treatment to nationals of another
States Party or region, in addition to the rights provided for in this Protocol.
A citizen of another States Party entering, residing or established in a States
Party in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol, shall enjoy the protection
of the law of the host States Party, in accordance with the relevant national
policies and laws of the host States Party.
Article 5
PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION
The free movement of persons, right of residence and right of establishment shall
be achieved progressively through the following phases:
(a)
phase one, during which
and abolition of visa requirements;
phase
two,
residence;
(c)
States Parties shall implement the right of entry
during
phase three, during
establishment.
which
which
States
States
Parties
Parties
shall
implement
shall implement
The Roadmap annexed to this Protocol serves as a guideline
appropriate, with the implementation of the above phases.
Nothing in this Protocol shall:
the
right of
theright of
to help,
as