As of 1 July 2009, the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty) is one ratification away from entering into force. The Treaty will enter into force on the date of deposit of the 28th Instrument of ratification. With Malawi depositing its ratification instrument with the African Union (AU) on 28 April 2009, any of the remaining non-ratifying African states could do so, thereby claiming the honour of being the state that tipped the 13-year-old treaty into force.
