Pelindaba Treaty

 The African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Pelindaba named after South Africa's main Nuclear Research Centre.

 It establishes a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Africa.

The Treaty prohibits the research, development, manufacture, stockpiling, acquisition, testing, possession, control or stationing of nuclear explosive devices in the territory of parties to the Treaty and the dumping of radioactive wastes in the African zone by Treaty parties.

 It also prohibits any attack against nuclear installations in the zone by Treaty parties.

 The Treaty requires all parties to apply full-scope International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards to all their peaceful nuclear activities.

 A mechanism to verify compliance, including the establishment of the African Commission on Nuclear Energy, has been established by the Treaty.

 Its office will be in South Africa.

The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (ANWFZ) covers the entire African continent as well as the following islands: Cabo Verde, Canary Islands, Chagos Archipelago Diego Garcia, Comoros, Europa Island, Madagascar, Mauritius, Prince Edward & Marion Islands, Réunion, Rodrigues Island, Seychelles, Tromelin Island, and Zanzibar and Pemba Islands.

 South Sudan is not a signatory to this treaty.

 Other Nuclear Free zone Treaties- Antarctica, Tlatelolco (Latin American and Caribbean), Rarotonga (South Pacific), Bangkok (ASEAN).