Executive Council Third Ordinary Session

1.EX/CL/Dec.20 (III)

Decision on the Protocol on Relations between the AU and RECs - Doc. EX/CL/22(III) 1

2.EX/CL/Dec.21 (III)

Decision on the Operationalization of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) - Doc. EX/CL/23(III) 1

3.EX/CL/Dec.22 (III)

Decision on the Synoptic Report on Alternative Sources of Funding the African Union - Doc. EX/CL/24(III) 1

4.EX/CL/Dec.23(III)

Decision on the Draft Budget for the Period September to December 2003 –

Doc. EX/CL/25(III) Rev.1 1

5.EX/CL/Dec.24 (III)

Decision on the Draft Budget for the Year 2004 – Doc. EX/CL/26(III) Rev.1 1

6.EX/CL/Dec.25(III)

Decision on the Report of the Sub-Committee on Contributions –

Doc. EX/CL/27 (III) 1

7.EX/CL/Dec.26(III)

Decision on the Report of the Interim Chairperson on the Africa-Wide Capacity Building in Biosafety - Doc. EX/CL/31(III)1

8.EX/CL/Dec.27(III)

Decision on the Establishment of the African Energy Commission (AFREC) – Doc. EX/CL/32 (III) 1

9.EX/CL/Dec. 28(III)

Decision on the Progress Report on Implementation of the PATTEC Project (Tse-Tse Fly and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign) - Doc. EX/CL/33(III) 1

10.EX/CL/Dec.29(III)

Decision on the Report of the Interim Chairperson on the Mechanism for Follow-up and Reporting on the Implementation of the Revised Plan of Action on Drug Control in Africa - Doc. EX/CL/34(III) 1

11.EX/CL/Dec.30 (III)

Decision on Sport and Drug Abuse in Africa - Doc. EX/CL/34(III) 1

12.EX/CL/Dec.31 (III)

Decision on the Report of the Interim Chairperson on the Conference on Elections Democracy and Good Governance

Doc. EX/CL/35(III)1

13.EX/CL/Dec.32 (III)

Decision on the Draft Protocol to the AU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism – Doc EX/CL/51(III) 1

14.EX/CL/Dec.33 (III)

Decision on the Status of Signature and Ratification of AU Treaties - Doc. EX/CL/36 (III) 1

15.EX/CL/Dec.34 (III)

Decision on the Structure, Human Resources Requirements and Conditions of Service for the Staff of the Commission and their Financial Implications

Doc. EX/CL/39(III) 3

16.EX/CL/Dec.35(III)

Recommendation on the Review of the Scale of Assessment of the African Union

Doc. EX/CL/4O(III) 1

17.EX/CL/Dec.36(III)

Decision on the Situation in The Comoros

Doc. EX/CL/42 (III)a 1

18.EX/CL/Dec.37(III)

Decision on the Peace Process in Somalia - Doc. EX/CL/42 (III)b 2

19.EX/CL/Dec.38(III)

Decision on the Peace Process in The Sudan - Doc. EX/CL/42 (III)c 2

20.EX/CL/Dec.39(III)

Decision on the Peace Process in Burundi - Doc. EX/CL/42 (III) d 3

21.EX/CL/Dec.40(III)

Decision on the Peace Process in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Doc. EX/CL/42 (III)e 2

22.EX/CL/Dec.41(III)

Decision on the Situation in Angola

Doc. EX/CL/42 (III)f 1

23.EX/CL/Dec.42(III)

Decision on the Situation in the Central African Republic (CAR)

Doc. EX/CL/42 (III)g 2

24.EX/CL/Dec.43(III)

Decision on the Situation in Côte d’Ivoire

Doc. EX/CL/42 (III)h 2

25.EX/CL/Dec.44(III)

Decision on the Situation in Liberia

Doc. EX/CL/42 (III)i 2

26.EX/CL/Dec.45(III)

Decision on the Proposed International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

Doc. EX/CL/43 (III) 2

27.EX/CL/Dec.46(III)

Decision on the Situation of Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons

Doc. EX/CL/44 (III) 2

28.EX/CL/Dec.47(III)

Decision on the Report of the First Ministerial Conference of the African Union on Human Rights in Africa

Doc. EX/CL/46 (III) 1

29.EX/CL/Dec.48 (III)

Decision on the Report on the Developments in the Middle East and Palestine - Doc. EX/CL/47 (III) 3

30.

EX/CL/Dec.49 (III)

Decision on the First Ordinary Session of the Labour and Social Affairs Commission of the African Union - Doc. EX/CL/48(III) 2

31.EX/CL/Dec.50 (III)

Decision on the Report of the 1st Ordinary Session of the AU Conference of African Ministers of Health - Doc. EX/CL/49(III) 2

32.EX/CL/Dec.51 (III)

Decision on the Draft Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Algiers Convention) Doc. EX/CL/50(III) 1

33.EX/CL/Dec.52 (III)

Decision on the First Ordinary Session of the Ministerial Committee on Trade, Customs and Immigration

Doc. EX/CL/53 (III) 1

34.EX/CL/Dec.53 (III)

Decision on Afro-Arab Cooperation - Doc.EX/CL/54(III) 4

35.EX/CL/Dec.54 (III)

Decision on the Special Emergency Assistance Fund for Drought and Famine in Africa - Doc. EX/CL/63(III) 1

36.EX/CL/Dec.55 (III)

Decision on the Report on the Pre-Selection of Candidates for the Post of AU Commissioners - Doc. EX/CL/56(III) 1

37.EX/CL/Dec.56 (III)

Decision on the Report on the Election

of Members of the African Commission on

Human and Peoples’ Rights

Doc. EX/CL/57(III) 1

38.EX/CL/Dec.57 (III)

Decision on the Report of the Election of Members of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child - Doc. EX/CL/58(III) 1

39. EX/CL/Dec.58 (III)

Decision on the Draft Protocol of the Court of Justice - Doc. EX/CL/59 (III) 1

40.EX/CL/Dec.59 (III)

Decision on Integration of NEPAD into the Structures and Processes of the African Union – Doc. EX/CL/60 (III) 1

41.EX/CL/Dec.60 (III)

Decision on Maritime Security in Africa - Doc. EX/CL/61(III) Add.1 1

42.EX/CL/Dec.61 (III)

Decision on the World Summit on Information Society - Doc. EX/CL/61(III) Add.3 3

43.EX/CL/Dec.62 (III)

Decision on Sports and Youth in Africa – Doc. EX/CL/61 (III) Add.4 1

44.EX/CL/Dec.63 (III)

Decision on the World Report on Violence and Health 1

45.EX/CL/Dec.64 (III)

Decision on Polio Eradication in Africa 1

46.EX/CL/Dec.65 (III)

Decision on the Tenth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family (IYF) 2

47.EX/CL/Dec.66 (III)

Decision on the Report on Matters related to the Operationalization of Activities of the Women, Gender and Development Directorate 1

48.EX/CL/Dec.67 (III)

Decision on the Formulation and the Establishment of an International Convention on Cultural Diversity and an International Convention on the Safeguarding of Non-Material Cultural Heritage 1

49.EX/CL/Dec.68 (III)

Decision on Afro-Arab Youth Conference 1

50.EX/CL/Dec.69 (III)

Decision on the Establishment of an African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission 1

51.EX/CL/Dec.70 (III)

Decision on African Candidatures in the International System 3

52.EX/CL/Dec.71(III)

Decision on the Symbols of the African Union 1

53.EX/CL/Dec.72(III)

Decision on the Launching of the Specialized Technical Committees 1

54.EX/CL/Dec.73(III)

Decision on the Amendment to Rule 12, Paragraph 2, of the Rules of Procedure of the Ministerial Committee on Candidatures 1

55.EX/CL/Dec.74(III)

Decision on the African Council for

Sustainable Development (ACOSHED) 1

Vote of Thanks Addressed to H.E. Amara Essy, Interim Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union

Maputo

2nd AU Summit

The Executive Council

Agenda 2063

Flagship Projects

Integrated High Speed Train Network

Connecting African capitals and commercial centers through a High-Speed Train Network; facilitating the movement of goods, factor services and people as well as reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current and future systems through increased rail connectivity.

African Commodities Strategy

Transforming Africa from a raw materials supplier by enabling countries to add value, extract higher rents from commodities, integrate into global value chains promote diversification anchored in value addition and local content development.

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market by strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global trade negotiations.

The African Passport & Free Movement of People

Removing restrictions on Africans’ ability to travel, work and live within their own continent by transforming restrictive laws and promoting visa free travel to enhance movement of all African citizens in all African countries.

Silencing the Guns by 2020

Ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and preventing genocide in the continent by 2020.

The Grand Inga Dam Project

Generating an estimated 43,200MW of power to support current regional power pools and their combined service to transform Africa from traditional to modern sources of energy and ensure access to clean and affordable electricity.

Single African Air-Transport Market

Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa by creating a single unified air transport market in Africa, as an impetus to the continent’s economic integration and growth agenda.

African Economic Forum

Multi-stakeholder meeting bringing together the Africa’s policy makers, private sector, academia and civil society to reflect on accelerating Africa’s socio- economic development and transformation by harnessing its vast resources.

African Financial Institutions

Accelerating integration and economic development through the establishment of organisations which will play a pivotal role in the mobilization of resources and management of the African financial sector.

The Pan African e-Network

Transforming Africa into an e-Society by implementing policies and strategies that lead to transformative e-applications and services in Africa such as broad band terrestrial infrastructure, cyber security and revolutionary bio and nanotechnology industries.

Africa Outer Space Strategy

Strengthening Africa’s use of outer space to bolster development in critical sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, remote sensing, climate forecast, banking and finance, defense and security.

African Virtual & e-University

Using ICT based programmes to increase access to tertiary and continuing education in Africa by reaching large numbers of students and professionals in multiple sites simultaneously.

Cyber Security

Incorporating emerging technologies in Africa’s development plans and ensuring these technologies are used for the benefit of African individuals, institutions and nation states by ensuring data protection and safety online.

Great African Museum

Preserving and promoting African cultural heritage by creating awareness of Africa’s vast, dynamic and diverse cultural artefacts and Africa’s continuing influence on world cultures in art, music, language, science, and so on.

Encyclopaedia Africana

Provide an authoritative resource on the authentic history of Africa and African life.

NOW

Agenda 2063

Key Resources