Bamako Convention
| Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa | |
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| Type | African Union treaty |
| Signed | 30 January 1991 |
| Location | Bamako, Mali |
| Effective | 22 April 1998 |
| Condition | Ninety days after the ratification by at least 10 signatory states |
| Signatories | 30 |
| Parties | 24 |
| Depositary | Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity |
| Languages | Arabic, English, French, Portuguese |
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 African nations prohibiting the import of any hazardous (including radioactive) 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 toxic wastes to Africa. This impression was strengthened by several prominent cases. One important case, which occurred in 1987, concerned the importation into Nigeria of 18,000 barrels (2,900 m3) of hazardous waste from the Italian companies Ecomar and Jelly Wax, which had agreed to pay local farmer Sunday Nana $100 per month for storage. The barrels, found in storage in the port of Lagos, contained toxic waste including polychlorinated biphenyls, and their eventual shipment back to Italy led to protests closing three Italian ports.
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 waste. Additionally, it does not make exceptions on certain hazardous wastes (like those for radioactive materials) made by the Basel Convention.
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- Waste treaties
- Chemical safety
- Treaties concluded in 1991
- Treaties entered into force in 1998
- African Union treaties
- Hazardous waste
- 1991 in Mali
- 1998 in the environment
- Treaties of Benin
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- Treaties of the Republic of the Congo
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- Treaties of Egypt
- Treaties of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia
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- Treaties of Mali
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