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Convention of the OAU for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa. Libreville, 3rd July 1977.
Notification and registration
ARTICLE 15 - NOTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION
1. The Administrative Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall notify the Member States of the Organization of:
a) the deposit of any instrument of ratification or accession;
b) The date of entry into force of this Convention.
2. The Administrative Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall transmit certified copies of the Convention to all Member States of the Organization.
3. The Administrative Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall, as soon as this Convention comes into force, register it pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Organization of African Unity have appended our signatures to this Convention.
DONE at Libreville, this 3rd day of July 1977 in the Arabic, English, and French languages, all texts being equally authoritative, in a single original copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Organization of African Unity.
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