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    Policy Documents
    Migration's Policy Briefs' Series on African Migration
    2023-03-21
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    Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR)
    2022-10-24

    The African Union Special Declaration on IFFs from Africa, passed in January 2015 called for all financial resources lost through illicit capital flight and IFFs to be identified and returned to Africa to finance the continent’s development agenda. The declaration further directed the African Union Commission, supported by Member States, to mount diplomatic and media campaign for the return of illicitly outflown assets.

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    The African Continental Free Trade Area - Rules of Origin Manual
    2022-10-12
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    Draft Compiled Annexes on the Establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area
    2022-10-10

    ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION
    Thirty-First Ordinary Session
    1 – 2 July 2018
    Nouakchott, MAURITANIA

    Assembly/AU/11(XXXI)

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    Africa Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) Roadmap: 2016 – 2020
    2020-03-31

    In line with the Solemn Declaration on the 50th Anniversary of the Organization of African Unity/ African Union of the African Heads of State and Government, that was adopted at the meeting of the AU Assembly on 25 May 2013, and in order to substantially contribute to achieving the goals of the AU initiative on silencing the guns to realise a conflict-free Africa, the “APSA Roadmap 2016-2020” is a strategic document, which builds on the achie

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    Policy Brief: 5th Annual Continental Forum of Election Management Bodies 2018
    2019-12-06
    Policy Documents
    African Peace and Security Architecture
    2019-11-19
    Policy Documents
    DIVISION OF LABOUR BETWEEN AU COMMISSION, RECs AND MEMBER STATES
    2019-07-08
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    Politique de justice transitionnelle
    2019-04-25
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    Transitional Justice Policy
    2019-04-25
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    Règlement intérieur du Comité directeur du NEPAD
    2019-03-14
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    NEPAD Steering Committee’s Rules of Procedure
    2019-03-14

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