AfricanConvention lang fr Convention Africaine was a political party in French West Africa . The CA was formed at a meeting in Dakar on 11 January 1957. The CA constisted of the Senegalese Popular Bloc BPS of L opold S dar Senghor , the African Popular Movement of Nazi Boni in French Upper Volta Upper Volta and the Nigerien Democratic Front FDN of Zodi Ikhia in Niger . In the 1957 territorial assembly elections, CA member parties won 96 seats. CA won in Senegal, and gained presence in three other assemblies. ref name chafer Chafer, Tony. The end of empire in French West Africa France s successful decolonization? . Oxford Berg, 2002. p. 210 ref In March 1958 the AfricanConvention and the African Socialist Movement MSA merged to form the African Regroupment Party PRA . ref name chafer References reflist Zuccarelli, Fran ois. La vie politique s n galaise 1940 1988 . Paris CHEAM, 1988. Category Political parties in French West Africa Africa party stub France party stub BurkinaFaso stub Niger stub Senegal stub ... more details
Infobox political party name African People s Convention native name lang1 name lang1 lang2 name lang2 lang3 name lang3 lang4 name lang4 logo colorcode African People& 39 s Convention meta color leader chairperson president Themba Godi secretary general spokesperson founder Themba Godi leader1 title leader1 name leader2 title leader2 name leader3 title leader3 name leader4 title leader4 name leader5 title leader5 name slogan founded Start date 2007 09 05 df y dissolved End date YYYY MM DD df y merger split predecessor merged successor headquarters newspaper student wing youth wing wing1 title wing1 wing2 title wing2 wing3 title wing3 membership year membership ideology religion national international affiliation1 title affiliation1 colours blank1 title blank1 blank2 title blank2 blank3 title blank3 seats1 title National Assembly South Africa National Assembly seats seats1 Infobox political party seats 1 400 hex African People& 39 s Convention meta color seats2 title seats2 seats3 title seats3 seats4 title seats4 symbol flag website URL www.theapc.org.za country South Africa footnotes The African People s Convention is a political party formed by Themba Godi , former deputy leader of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania via Floor crossing South Africa floor crossing legislation , on September 4, 2007. Godi defected along with the PAC s only two provincial representatives, Eastern Cape MPL Zingisa Mkabile and Gauteng MPL Malesela Ledwaba. ref http www.mg.co.za article 2007 09 04 godi leaves pac for african peoples convention ref Godi is the current leader of the APC in parliament ... Votes Seats South African general election, 2009 2009 align right 35,867 align right 0.20 align right 1 References Reflist External links http www.theapc.org.za African People s Convention South Africa ... by floor crossing Category Political parties established in 2007 SouthAfrica party stub af African People s Convention de African Peoples Convention ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of Burkina Faso The Sankarist Pan AfricanConvention Lang fr Convention Panafricaine Sankariste is a political party in Burkina Faso former Republic of Upper Volta Upper Volta . CPS was formed in 2000, through the merger of the Burkinab Socialist Bloc , Party of United Social Democracy and a fraction of the Social Forces Front . The party is led by Ernest Nongma Ou draogo , former Minister of Security in the government of Thomas Sankara . At the last legislative elections in Burkina Faso elections , 5 May 2002, the party won 2.6 of the popular vote and 3 out of 111 seats. Category Political parties in Burkina Faso BurkinaFaso party stub ca Convenci Panafricana Sankarista ... more details
The South African Democratic Convention Sadeco was formed in 2008 by Ziba Jiyane , the founder of the National Democratic Convention NADECO , after he left in a dispute over leadership. Jiyane was previously the Secretary General of the Inkatha Freedom Party . The party won no seats in the 2009 general election. In April 2011, ahead of the local elections, Jiyane and the SADECO Federal Council voted to disband the party and join the much larger Democratic Alliance South Africa Democratic Alliance . ref http www.politicsweb.co.za politicsweb view politicsweb en page71654?oid 233149&sn Detail&pid 71654 ref Election results border 1 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 5 bgcolor cccccc Election Votes Seats South African general election, 2009 2009 align right 6,035 align right 0.03 align right 0 References Reflist Category Political parties in South Africa Category 2008 establishments in South Africa Category Political parties established in 2008 SouthAfrica party stub ... more details
The Democratic Convention of African Peoples lang fr Convention d mocratique des peuples africains is a political party in Togo . The CDPA boycotted the Togolese presidential election, 1993 August 1993 presidential election and the Togolese parliamentary election, 1994 February 1994 parliamentary election . ref Togo Opposition CDPA party to take part in 1998 presidential elections , Radio France Internationale nl.newsbank.com , August 25, 2007. ref Its Secretary General, L opold Gnininvi , was a candidate in the Togolese presidential election, 1998 June 1998 presidential election , receiving less than 1 of the vote and taking fifth place. ref Political Parties of the World 6th edition, 2005 , ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 592. ref The CDPA did not take part in the Togolese parliamentary election, 2002 parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002 as part of the Coalition of Democratic Forces , it called for a boycott. ref http www.togo confidentiel.com texte Politique Presse CFD.htm Communiqu de presse de la Coalition des Forces D mocratiques la suite de la mascarade lectorale du 27 octobre 2002 , togo confidentiel.com, October 28, 2002 fr icon . ref Gnininvi initially ran as the CDPA s candidate in the Togolese presidential election, 2003 June 2003 presidential election , but he announced his withdrawal from the election in late May, choosing to back the strongest opposition candidate, Emmanuel Bob Akitani of the Union of Forces for Change UFC , instead. ref http www.irinnews.org Report.aspx?ReportId 43954 TOGO Gnininvi stands down as presidential candidate , IRIN, May 26, 2003. ref The CPDA again supported Bob Akitani in the Togolese presidential election, 2005 presidential election held on 24 April 2005, in which he won 38.1 of the vote. The party participated in the Togolese parliamentary election, 2007 October 2007 parliamentary election , ref http www.republicoftogo.com ... fr Convention d mocratique des peuples africains ... more details
Primary sources date July 2009 The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption ref http www.africa union.org Official documents Treaties 20Conventions 20Protocols Convention 20on 20Combating 20Corruption.pdf African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption ref was adopted in Maputo on 11 July 2003 to fight rampant political corruption on the Africa n continent. It represents regional consensus on what African states should do in the areas of prevention, criminalization, international cooperation and asset recovery. The Convention covers a wide range of offences including bribery domestic or foreign , diversion of property by public officials, trading in influence, illicit enrichment, money laundering and concealment of property and primarily consists of mandatory provisions. In 2007, it was reported that the following nine countries had legal gaps relating to this Convention and United Nations Convention against Corruption. ref http www.iol.co.za index.php?set id 1&click id 6&art id vn20070420012230258C554729 ref Algeria , Burundi , Kenya , Liberia , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , South Africa , Togo , and Uganda . References references Category Treaties and protocols of the African Union africa stub ... more details
Refimprove date July 2007 The South African Postal Union Convention was signed during 1897, and came into effect on 1 January 1898. The intention of the Convention was to allow the payment of postal order s between the Cape of Good Hope , Colony of Natal Natal , the Orange Free State , and the South African Republic . The paying entity was required to repatriate the postal orders back to the issuing British colony or Boer republics . The Convention lapsed in late 1899, due to the outbreak of the Second Boer War . The postal orders that were supposed to have been returned to the issuing entities were put into storage. Upon the capture of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic during 1900 by the United Kingdom British , the paid postal orders were looted and souvenired. The Cape of Good Hope postal orders and the Natal postal orders that bear postmark datestamps of post offices in the Orange Free State and the South African Republic with dates during September 1899 and later are extremely sought after by collectors, as are Orange Free State postal orders and South African Republic postal orders bearing postmark datestamps of post offices in the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. See also Postal Orders of the Orange Free State Postal Orders of the South African Republic Category Postal Orders Category Postal treaties Category Postal system of South Africa Category Treaties of the South African Republic Category Treaties of the Orange Free State Category Treaties of the Cape Colony Category Treaties of the Colony of Natal ... more details
Multiple issues wikify February 2012 orphan February 2012 primarysources March 2011 The Kampala Convention The Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, known as the Kampala Convention, was adopted in October 2009. To date it has been signed by 31 of the 53 member states of the African Union , but has only been ratified by 7. The treaty must be ratified by 15 states for it to enter into force. The Convention addresses Internal Displacement internal displacement caused by armed conflict, natural disasters and large scale development projects. Article 5 4 specifically establishes state responsibilities for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons, whose displacement is the result of natural or human made disasters, including climate change . External links Text of the Kampala Convention http www.au.int en content african union convention protection and assistance internally displaced persons africa Further information from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre http www.internal displacement.org kampala convention Category African Union ... more details
Wiktionarypar conventionConvention may refer to Treaty , an agreement in international law Convention meeting , a large gathering of people who share a common interest Political convention , a formal gathering of people for political purposes Fan convention , a gathering of fans of a particular media property or genre Convention norm , a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct Bridge convention , a term in the game of bridge The Convention The Office episode The Convention The Office episode Convention Malcolm in the Middle episode Convention Malcolm in the Middle episode See also Conference disambiguation disambig ca Convenci cs Konvence de Konvent et Konvent es Convenci n fr Convention hr Konvencija id Konvensi it Convenzione lt Konvencija ja no Convention pl Konwent pt Conven o ru sk Konvencia sv Konvent zh ... more details
The Yaound Convention was a convention signed in the city of Yaound , Cameroon between the European Community EC and ASMM African States, Madagascar and Mauritius . The First Convention 1964 1969 The first association agreement between the EC and the 18 African ex colonies that had recently gained independence, was signed in Yaound on 20 July 1963 and entered into force on 1 June 1964. It was mainly based on the previous treaty between the EC and its overseas territories and had a validity period of 5 years. The Second Convention 1971 1975 After the first treaty expired, a new one was signed on 29 July 1969 and entered into force on 1 January 1971, with Madagascar and Mauritius becoming the 19th African state to take part in the convention. There was a tight link between the ASMM and the East African countries of Kenya , Uganda and Tanzania so the EC wanted the Arusha Agreement with the three to enter into force on the same date as the Second Yaound Convention. Both agreements ended and constituted the basis for the broader Lom Convention of 1975. External links http www.europarl.eu.int facts 6 4 5 en.htm Category Trade blocs Category Treaties of the European Union with third countries Category History of Cameroon Category 20th century in Cameroon Category 1963 in Africa Category Treaties concluded in 1963 Category Treaties entered into force in 1969 Category Treaties concluded in 1969 Category Treaties entered into force in 1971 de Yaound Abkommen eo Konvencio de Jaundeo it Convenzione di Yaound pl Konwencja z Jaunde uk ... more details
Infobox Treaty name Bamako Convention long name Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa image image width caption type African Union treaty date drafted date signed 30 January 1991 location signed Bamako , Mali date sealed date effective 22 April 1998 condition effective Ninety days after the ratification by at least 10 signatory states date expiration signatories 30 parties 23 depositor Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity language languages Arabic, English, French, Portuguese website wikisource The Bamako Convention in full Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa is a treaty of Africa n nations prohibiting the import of any hazardous waste hazardous including radioactive hazardous waste waste . The Convention was negotiated by twelve nations of the Organization of African Unity at Bamako , Mali in January, 1991, and came into force in 1998. Impetus for the Bamako Convention arose from the failure of the Basel Convention to prohibit trade of hazardous waste to less developed countries LDCs , and from the realization that many developed nations were exporting ... led to protests closing three Italian port s. The Bamako Convention uses a format and language similar to that of the Basel Convention, but is much stronger in prohibiting all imports of hazardous ... materials made by the Basel Convention. See also Basel Convention Rotterdam Convention Stockholm Convention External links http www.africa union.org root au Documents Treaties Text hazardouswastes.pdf Text of the Convention http www.africa union.org root au Documents Treaties List Bamako 20Convention.pdf ... Treaties entered into force in 1998 Category Treaties and protocols of the African Union Category Hazardous waste Category 1991 in Mali Category 1998 in the environment fr Convention de Bamako ... more details
Infobox Treaty name Kinshasa Convention long name Central AfricanConvention for the Control of Small ... Ratification by 6 states ref name ratification s Central AfricanConvention for the Control of Small ... depositary languages s Central AfricanConvention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition ... wikisource The Central AfricanConvention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition ... Republic of Sao Tom and Principe. ref s Central AfricanConvention for the Control ... Disarmament Reference ref The Central AfricanConvention for the Control of Small Arms and Light .... This Convention fills a void as Central Africa was one of the African subregions not to have its .... For more information, see the full text of the s Central AfricanConvention for the Control of Small ... African States have signed the Kinshasa Convention. They have yet to ratify it. ref http treaties.un.org ... AfricanConvention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition, Parts and Components ..., Repair and Assembly image Kinshasa Convention Status.svg image width 300px caption Participation in the Kinshasa Convention. Col begin Col 2 align center legend 008000 Signed and ratified Col 2 align ..., Repair and Assembly ARTICLE 36 ENTRY INTO FORCE Kinshasa Convention Chapter IX, Article 36 ref date expiration signatories 11 br small Kinshasa Convention Signature and Ratification Complete List ... 40 DEPOSITARY AND LANGUAGES Kinshasa Convention Chapter IX, Article 40 ref language languages ... known as the Kinshasa Convention , aims at regulating SALW small arms and light weapons SALW and combating their illicit trade and trafficking in Central Africa. ref name purpose s Central AfricanConvention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition, Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE Kinshasa Convention Chapter I, Article 1 ref The convention was negotiated within the framework of the UN Standing Advisory ... more details
No footnotes date March 2012 Image CMS Bonn Convention logo.png right 130px Introduction The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animal s also known as CMS or the Bonn Convention ... of wildlife and habitats on a global scale. Since the Convention s entry into force, its membership ... and Oceania. The Convention was signed in 1979 in Bonn hence the name and entered into force in 1983. Parties to the Convention At 1 July 2011, there were 116 Parties to the Convention. Countries participating ... nations participating in CMS Agreements or MoU that are not yet Parties to the Convention. This list includes Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brazil, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China incl ... of America, Vanuatu, Viet Nam. Fundamental principles Fundamental Principles of the Convention ... 3 the Convention states that the Parties a should promote, cooperate in and support research relating ... species threatened with extinction are listed on Appendix I of the Convention. CMS Parties strive towards ... obligations for each State joining the Convention, CMS promotes concerted action among the Range ... benefit from international co operation are listed in Appendix II of the Convention. For this reason, the Convention encourages the Range States to conclude global or regional Agreements. Agreements In this respect, CMS acts as a framework Convention. The Agreements may range from legally binding ... in the Wadden Sea Wadden Sea Agreement African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA Albatross es ... Population of the Great Bustard the Bukhara Deer the Aquatic Warbler West African Populations of the African Elephant the Saiga Antelope Cetaceans of the Pacific Islands Region Western African Aquatic ... of the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP provides administrative support to the Convention ... in Article VII of the Convention. For example, it reviews the Convention s implementation, adopts ... of the Conference, on measures that they are taking to implement the Convention for these species ... more details
The Pretoria Convention was the peace treaty that ended the First Boer War 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the South African Republic Transvaal Boers and the United Kingdom . The treaty was signed in Pretoria on 3 August, 1881, but was subject to ratification by the Volksraad within 3 months from the date of signature. The Volksraad first raised objections to a number of the clauses of the treaty, but did eventually ratify the version signed in Pretoria, after Britain refused any further concessions or changes to the treaty. ref cite book last Haggard first H. Rider title The last Boer war publisher Kegan Paul, Trench, Tr bner & Co location London date 1900 pages 188 192 chapter VI The Retrocession of the Transvaal url http www.archive.org details lastboerwar00hridrich accessdate 2009 08 20 ref British preparation work for the Pretoria Convention of 1881 was done at Newcastle. ref name theal 129 cite book last Theal first George McCall title History of South Africa, from 1873 to 1884, twelve eventful years, with continuation of the history of Galekaland, Tembuland, Pondoland, and Bethshuanaland until the annexation of those territories to the Cape Colony, and of Zululand until its annexation to Natal publisher Allen location London date 1919 pages 129 url http www.archive.org details historyofsouthaf02theauoft accessdate 2009 08 20 ref Under this agreement, the South African Republic regained self government under nominal British suzerainty . This Convention was superseded in 1884 by the Convention Between the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the South African Republic London Convention . ref name forbes 208 cite book last Forbes first ... , the governments of the South African Republic and the United Kingdom were in contact, Jan Brand President ... Convention Category Treaties of the United Kingdom Category History of South Africa Category 1881 in South Africa Category First Boer War Category 1881 treaties Category Treaties of the South African ... more details
The Annapolis Convention may refer to two events Annapolis Convention 1774 1776 Annapolis Convention 1786 See also Annapolis Conference which took place in 2007. disambiguation fr Convention d Annapolis ... more details
The term Convention Parliament has been used to describe the parliaments of Convention Parliament England , for the English parliaments of 1399, 1660 and 1689 Convention Parliament 1399 , for the English Convention Parliament of 1399 Convention Parliament 1660 , for the English Convention Parliament of 1660 Convention Parliament 1689 for the English Convention Parliament of 1689 1690 Irish Convention 1660 , sat 2 March and 27 May 1660, and again January 1661 Convention of Estates of Scotland disambiguation ... more details
disambig The Beijing Convention may refer to Convention of Peking , a treaty concluded between Qing China and the United Kingdom , France and Russia in 1860 Beijing Convention ICAO Beijing Convention , a follow up treaty to the Montreal Convention relating to terrorism in Aviation international aviation ... more details
Framework convention may mean United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Framework Convention Alliance disambig ru ... more details
The Rome Convention may refer to one of the following conventions Rome Convention contract Rome Convention of 1980 on contractual obligations Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations 1961 Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface Rome Convention of 1952 on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface dab ... more details
The Paris convention might refer to The Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property disambig ru th ... more details
Infobox ILO convention code C2 name Unemployment Convention, 1919 adopt November 28, 1919 force July 14, 1921 classify Unemployment subject Employment policy and Promotion prev Hours of Work Industry Convention, 1919 next Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 shelved Unemployment Convention, 1919 is an International Labour Organization International Labour Organization International Labour Conference Convention . It was established in 1919 blockquote Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the question of preventing or providing against unemployment ,... blockquote br style clear both Ratifications class infobox bordered style width 50em text align left font size 95 style font size larger The following countries have ratified this Convention Country Date Notes Argentina November 30, 1933 Australia June 15, 1972 Austria June 12, 1924 Belgium August 25, 1930 Bosnia and Herzegovina June 2, 1993 Bulgaria February 14, 1922 denounced July 20, 1960 Central African Republic June 9, 1964 Chile May 31, 1933 Colombia June 20, 1933 Cyprus October 8, 1965 Denmark October 13, 1921 Djibouti August 3, 1978 Ecuador February 5, 1962 Egypt July 3, 1954 Estonia December 20, 1922 Ethiopia June 11, 1966 Finland October 19, 1921 France August 25, 1925 Germany June 6, 1925 Greece November 19, 1920 Guyana June 8, 1966 Hungary March 1, 1928 Iceland February 17, 1958 India July 14, 1921 denounced April 16, 1938 Ireland September 4, 1925 Italy April 10, 1923 Japan November 23, 1922 Kenya January 13, 1964 Luxembourg April 16, 1928 Republic of Macedonia November 17, 1991 Malta January 4, 1965 Mauritius December 2, 1969 Morocco October 14, 1960 Myanmar July 14, 1921 Netherlands February 6, 1932 New Zealand March 29, 1938 Nicaragua April 12, 1934 Norway November 23, 1921 Papua New Guinea May 1, 1976 Poland June 21, 1924 Romania June 13, 1921 Serbia and Montenegro November 24, 2000 Seychelles February 6, 1978 Slovenia May 29, 1992 South Africa February 20, 1924 Spain July ... more details
Orphan date April 2010 Rio Convention relates to either of the following three conventions which are results of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janerio in 1992. These conventions are UNFCCC , the abbreviation of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Convention on Biological Diversity CBD , the abbreviation of Convention on Biological Diversity UNCCD ,the abbreviation of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Category United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change fr conventions de Rio ... more details
Chicago convention refers to a convention held in Chicago, Illinois in the USA . It may refer to Convention on International Civil Aviation held in 1944, leading to formation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation 1968 Democratic National Convention , a meeting of the Democratic Party United States US Democratic Party held in August 1968 Chicago Convention may also refer to the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau disambig ... more details
Constitutional convention may refer to Constitutional convention political custom , an informal and unmodified procedural agreement. Constitutional convention political meeting , a meeting of delegates to adopt a new constitution or revise an existing constitution. Constitutional conventions by country Constitutional Convention Australia , any of four gatherings in 1891, 1897 98, 1973, 1998 Australian Constitutional Convention 1998 Constitutional Convention Philippines Scottish Constitutional Convention United States Constitutional Convention United States Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution See also Constitutional Commission disambig ... more details
The Lom Convention is a trade and aid agreement between the European Community EC and 71 ACP countries African, Caribbean, and Pacific ACP countries , first signed in February 1975 in Lom , Togo . History The first Lom Convention Lom I , which came into force in April 1976, was designed to provide a new framework of cooperation between the then European Community EC and developing ACP countries , in particular former British, Dutch, Belgian and French colonies. It had two main aspects. It provided for most ACP agricultural and mineral exports to enter the EC free of duty. Preferential access based on a quota system was agreed for products, such as sugar and beef, in competition with EC agriculture. Secondly, the EC committed ECU 3 billion for aid and investment in the ACP countries. The convention was renegotiated and renewed three times. Lom II January 1981 to February 1985 increased aid and investment expenditure to ECU 5.5 billion. Lom III came into force in March 1985 trade provisions and May 1986 aid , and expired in 1990 it increased commitments to ECU 8.5 billion. Lom IV was signed in December 1989. Its trade provisions cover the ten years, 1990 to 1999. Aid and investment commitments for the first five years amounted to ECU 12 billion. In all, some 70 ACP countries are party to Lom IV, compared with 46 signatories of Lom I. Lom development aid was dispersed primarily ... Trade Organization to investigate whether the Lom IV convention had violated WTO rules. Then later ... Lom Convention Marriage on the Rocks but No Separation, International Development Review 1 1980 53 54. Isebill V. Gruhn, The Lom Convention Inching Toward Interdependence, International Organization ... homepages.uel.ac.uk mye0278s ACP1.htm The Lom Convention Background Mouradian, Anne Marie, http mondediplo.com 1998 06 08lome The Lom Convention under threat DEFAULTSORT Lome Convention Category ... Convention de Lom ko it Convenzione di Lom nl Conventie van Lom ja pt Conven o de Lom ... more details
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