PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence17 August 1960 (from France)CIA World Factbook
- 1983Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1983Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1983Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1994Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2000Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2007First UNESCO World Heritage siteEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaUNESCO World Heritage
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2021Most recent World Heritage inscriptionIvindo National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-09-27IPU Parline
