| Short Name: | Bamako Convention |
| Full Name: | Convention on the Ban of the Import of Hazardous Wastes into Africa and on the Control of their Transboundary Movements within Africa |
| Purpose: | environment |
| Established: | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Entered into force: | 22-Apr-1998 |
| Type: | convention, multi-lateral |
| Place where established: | Bamako, Mali |
| Schedule to expire: | |
| Goals and Objectives: | The objective of the Convention is to ban the importation into, and the transit through, their territory, of hazardous wastes and substances for environmental and human health reasons; to protect human health and the environment from dangers posed by hazardous wastes by reducing their generation to a minimum in terms of quantity and/or hazard potential. |
| Related Legislation: | |
| Internet source: | #http://www.londonconvention.org/Bamako.htm# |
| Country | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Burkina Faso | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Burundi | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Cameroon | pending | 01-Mar-1991 |
| Central African Republic | pending | 30-Jan-1992 |
| Chad | pending | 27-Jan-1992 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Djibouti | pending | 20-Dec-1991 |
| Egypt | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Guinea | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Guinea-Bissau | pending | 01-Mar-1991 |
| Lesotho | pending | 01-Jun-1991 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ratified | 28-Jan-1993 |
| Mali | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Mauritius | ratified | 26-Nov-1992 |
| Niger | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Rwanda | pending | 26-Aug-1991 |
| Senegal | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Somalia | pending | 01-Jun-1991 |
| Swaziland | pending | 29-Jun-1992 |
| Togo | pending | 30-Jan-1991 |
| Tunisia | ratified | 14-May-1992 |
| Zimbabwe | ratified | 03-Aug-1992 |
| Language |
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| Arabic |
| English |
| French |
| Portuguese |
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| Secretariat's address | Organization of African Unity (OAU) Environment Division Education, Science, Culture, and Social Affairs Department (ESCAS) PO Box 3243 Addis Ababa Ethiopia |
| Telephone | +251-1-517700 |
| Fax | +251-1-517844 |
| Home Page | #http://www.londonconvention.org/Bamako.htm# |