African Court Cases

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389
TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
285
Finalised
73% FINALISED
478
DECISIONS
290 Judgments & 188 Orders
375
CONTENTIOUS CASES
272 Finalised (73%) 272/375
73%
103 Pending (27%)
9
REVIEWS
9 Finalised (100%) 9/9
100%
0 Pending (0%)
5
INTERPRETATIONS
4 Finalised (80%) 4/5
80%
1 Pending (20%)
15
ADVISORY OPINIONS
15 Finalised (100%) 15/15
100%
0 Pending (0%)
Individuals
345
NGOs
26
Banjul Commission
3
States
1

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE COURT

Decision Types

478
Decision Type Total
Rulings (Jurisdiction) 26
Rulings (Admissibility) 20
Rulings (Jurisdiction and Admissibility) 57
Judgments (Merits) 26
Judgments (Reparations) 17
Judgments (Merits and reparations) 129
Judgments (Review) 9
Judgments (Interpretation) 5
Rulings (Provisional measures) 96
Order (Re-opening) 35
Order (Joinder of cases) 13
Orders (Dis-Joinder of applications) 1
Orders (Amendment of Pleadings) 6
Order (Intervention) 6
Order (Compliance) 1
Order (Change of Title of Application) 1
Orders (Continuance of proceedings) 5
Orders (Procedure) 6
Orders (Striking out) 13
Rulings (Change of title of application) 3
Order (Request for expedited procedure) 1
Orders (Adjournment of compliance hearing) 1
Revocation order 1

YEARLY STATISTICS

YEAR Received | Total Finalised by year Total finalised | (%) Judgments | Total Orders | Total
2008 1 | 1 0 0 | 0% 0 | 0 0 | 0
2009 0 | 1 1 1 | 100% 1 | 1 0 | 0
2010 0 | 1 0 1 | 100% 0 | 1 0 | 0
2011 14 | 15 7 8 | 53% 8 | 9 2 | 2
2012 7 | 22 5 13 | 59% 4 | 13 0 | 2
2013 7 | 29 6 19 | 66% 8 | 21 4 | 6
2014 3 | 32 3 22 | 69% 7 | 28 1 | 7
2015 33 | 65 3 25 | 38% 3 | 31 1 | 8
2016 59 | 124 6 31 | 25% 9 | 40 22 | 30
2017 37 | 161 5 36 | 22% 10 | 50 4 | 34
2018 33 | 194 12 48 | 25% 17 | 67 4 | 38
2019 66 | 260 22 70 | 27% 28 | 95 32 | 70
2020 46 | 306 23 93 | 30% 25 | 120 34 | 104
2021 17 | 323 37 130 | 40% 35 | 155 26 | 130
2022 7 | 330 43 173 | 52% 40 | 195 18 | 148
2023 10 | 340 38 211 | 62% 38 | 233 12 | 160
2024 15 | 355 27 238 | 67% 25 | 258 14 | 174
2025 8 | 363 20 258 | 71% 22 | 280 11 | 185
2026 12 | 375 13 271 | 72% 10 | 290 3 | 188
Total 375 271 271 290 188

APPLICATIONS BY RESPONDENTS

Country Total | (%) Finalised Pending
African Commission on Human and People’s Rights 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
The African Union 2 | 1% 2 | 100% 0 | 0%
African Union & African Union Commission 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
CIMA 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
Federal Republic of Nigeria 2 | 1% 1 | 50% 1 | 50%
Kingdom of Morocco 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
The Pan- African Parliament 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
Republic of Benin 44 | 12% 27 | 61% 17 | 39%
Burkina Faso 13 | 3% 7 | 54% 6 | 46%
Republic of Cabo Verde 1 | 0% 0 | 0% 1 | 100%
Republic of Cameroon 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
Republic of the Gambia 5 | 1% 2 | 40% 3 | 60%
Republic of Ghana 10 | 3% 5 | 50% 5 | 50%
Republic of Guinea 1 | 0% 0 | 0% 1 | 100%
Guinea-Bissau 4 | 1% 0 | 0% 4 | 100%
Republic of Kenya 2 | 1% 2 | 100% 0 | 0%
Republic of Liberia 1 | 0% 0 | 0% 1 | 100%
Republic of Malawi 14 | 4% 6 | 43% 8 | 57%
Republic of Mali 37 | 10% 25 | 68% 12 | 32%
Republic of Mozambique 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
Republic of Niger 4 | 1% 0 | 0% 4 | 100%
Republic of Cote d’Ivoire 41 | 11% 18 | 44% 23 | 56%
Republic of Gabon 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
Republic of Rwanda 17 | 5% 16 | 94% 1 | 6%
Republic of Senegal 2 | 1% 1 | 50% 1 | 50%
Republic of Sierra Leone 1 | 0% 0 | 0% 1 | 100%
Republic of South Africa 2 | 1% 2 | 100% 0 | 0%
Republic of the Sudan 1 | 0% 1 | 100% 0 | 0%
Republic of Tunisia 40 | 11% 10 | 25% 30 | 75%
Libya 2 | 1% 2 | 100% 0 | 0%
United Republic of Tanzania 156 | 42% 144 | 92% 12 | 8%
Togolese Republic 1 | 0% 0 | 0% 1 | 100%
Separate opinions
79
Dissenting opinions
81
Declarations
59