ABSTRACT
YAOUNDÉ CONVENTION is the name of an agreement signed in 1963 and renegotiated in 1969. Named after the capital of Cameroon, the Convention provided for the former colonial territories of the member states to be associated with the European Economic Community. Eighteen countries, known collectively as the Associated African States and Madagascar, were signatories of the Convention. They were permitted duty-free access to the European Communities for most of their products on a non-reciprocal basis and were eligible for grants from the European Development Fund and loans from the European Investment Bank. The Yaoundé Convention was superseded in 1975 by the Lomé Convention.
