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Executive council Thirty-Fourth Ordinary Session 07 - 08 February 2019 Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThe Heads of State and Government in 2016 adopted African Space Policy and Strategy through Assembly/AU/Dec.589(XXVI) Decision and requested the Commission to carry out consultations with a view to evaluating the legal, structural and financial implications for the creation of a continental African Space Agency. This was followed by the adoption, in January 2018 through Assembly/AU/Dec.676(XXX), the Statute of African Space Agency

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AHG/Res. 50 (IV) 
RESOLUTION  
ON SOUTH WEST AFRICANS ON TRIAL IN SOUTH AFRICA 
 
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African 
Unity meeting in its Fourth Ordinary Session in Kinshasa, Congo, from 11 to 14 September 
1967, 
 
 Recalling that the League of Nations mandate to govern South West Africa was 
passed to the government of South Africa, 
 
 Noting with satisfaction that the United Nations Assembly in its resolution No.2145 
(XXI) of 27 October 1966, terminated that mandate of South Africa over South West 
Africa, 
 
 Aware that the United Nations High Commissioner and the United Nations Council 
set up under UN Assembly resolution no.2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967, to govern South West 
Africa has been appointed and is functioning, 
 
 Concerned that South Africa has arrested 37 nationals of South West Africa, and 
removed then from the United Nations Jurisdiction in South West Africa, and began trying 
them on 11 September 1967, in Pretoria, South Africa, thus violating normal legal 
procedures and denying the said nationals any access to witnesses or family connections 
both of which are necessary for preparing effectively for their legal defence, 
 
 Determined to give whatever aid that is possible to the said nationals, and 
determined also to expose the illegal and injust moves taken by South Africa, 
 
1. CONDEMNS the illegal and unjust action of South Africa in arresting the 37 
nationals of South West Africa in open defiance of the United Nations, and 
holding a so-called trial of the said nationals under its inhuman and racist laws; 
 
2. INVITES Member States to give whatever aid that is possible to the defence of 
the 37 South West African nationals now being tried illegally in South Africa, 
and to work for their release; 
AHG/Res. 50 (IV) 
 
 
 
3. CALLS UPON the United Nations to stop the so-called trial and to firmly 
exercise its rights and jurisdiction over South West Africa. 
 
 
 
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AHG/Res.242 (XXXI) 
 
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RESOLUTION ON AFRICA’S EXTERNAL DEBT 
 
 
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, 
meeting in its Thirty-First Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 26 to 28 June, 1995, 
 
Recalling its Declaration on Africa’s External Debt adopted at its Thirtieth Session 
held in June 1994 in Tunis, Tunisia, 
 
 
Considering the initiatives of the Non-Aligned Movement submitted to the Group of 
Seven Most Industrialized Countries at their 1994 Summit in Naples and the Terms of 
Naples adopted thereafter by the Group of Seven as well as the Recent Declaration of the 
latter on Multilateral Debts, 
 
 
Considering that the Naples Term would not result in a significant reduction of 
Africa’s External Debt as they would only apply to quite a limited number of African 
countries ad to a small portion of Africa’s Total External Debt, 
  
Considering the Declaration on Africa’s External Debt adopted by the African 
Ministers of Economic Development Planning at the Twenty-First meeting of their 
conferences held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1 to 3 May, 1995: 
 
 
1. ENDORSES the Declaration on Africa’s External Debt annexed to this Resolution;  
 
 
2. CALLS ON the Secretary-General of the OAU, the Executive Secretary of 
ECA and the President of ADB to support the Chairman of the Organization 
of African Unity in his efforts in furthering the objectives of the Declaration of 
Africa’s External Debt in cooperation with Africa’s Development Partners.  
 
AHG/Res.242 (XXXI) 
 
Annex 
 
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DECLARATION ON AFRICA’S EXTERNAL DEBT 
 
 
1. We, the African Ministers responsible for economic and social development and 
planning, meeting in Addis Ababa, during the Thirtieth Session of the Commission/Twenty-
First meeting of the Conference of Ministers form 1 to 3 May 1995, and acting on behalf of our 
governments and people, within the spirit of the Charters of the United Nations and the 
Organization of African Unity, have once more, examined the external debt problem of out 
Continent in light of the theme of the session, ie promoting accelerated growth and 
sustainable development in Africa through the building of critical capacities.  
 
 
2. We recall the Declaration on debt adopted by the Heads of State and Government 
of the Organization of African Unity at its Thirtieth Session held in June 1994 in Tunis, 
Tunisia, as well as the initiatives on the Non-Aligned Movement submitted to the Group of 
Seven Most Industrialized Countries (G7) at their 1994 Summit in Naples.  
 
 
3. We remain pre-occupied by the Continent’s increasing debt burden which totaled 
313 billion dollars in 1994 and accounts, to date, for 231.3 per cent of Africa’s exports and 
71.7 percent, on the average, of the total GDP of the Continent.  
 
 
4. We feel that the African debt crisis is partly due to an international financial crisis 
and that it is not, therefore, a temporary liquidity crisis and cannot be resolved through 
debt rescheduling agreements only. The African debt crisis has been further compounded 
by the worsening terms of trade for several of our major export commodities.  
 
 
5. We have examined the various initiatives taken by the international community to reduce 
Africa’s debt burden and noted the poor results obtained following the application of those 
initiatives. The impact on structural economic imbalances and the solvency crisis besetting our 
countries is very limited and fails to address permanently the continent’s external debt problem.  
 
6. We reaffirm our commitment to the pursuit of economic reaffirms and request that 
our efforts should be met with substantial debt forgiveness and an increase in 
concessional flows so as to boost public investment in infrastructure and human resources 
and help attract more private investment.  
 
 
7. We note that most of the initiatives taken to reduce the external debt of our countries 
focused on bilateral debt. The results obtained have been mixed and partly offset by the 
effects of commercial and multilateral debt. Savings from bilateral debt servicing have, indeed, 
been rapidly absorbed by multilateral and commercial debt servicing.  
 
 
8. We express our appreciation to the Group of Seven Most Industrialized Countries for the 
Toronto Initiatives and the Naples Terms whose impact on our external debt, however, falls 
bellows our expectations both in terms of the stock of debt involved and the countries eligible.  
 
9. We note with appreciation the Naples Terms and appeal to the international 
community to improve them in order to:  
 
 
a. Cater for an 80 percent reduction in the total non-concessional debt of all 
African countries including accumulated interests;  
 
 
b. Allow for the cancellation of concessional debts rescheduled in the Paris Club;  
 
 
c. Institute innovative measures that would reduce:  
 
 
i. multilateral debts, including the buy-back of this category of debt with 
proceeds from the sale of a part of the gold reserve of the 
International Monetary Fund;  
 
 
ii. commercial debt through improved Brady Plan mechanisms and the 
enhanced IDA Debt Reduction Facility;  
 
 
10. We are aware that finding a lasting solution to the external debt problem of our 
countries would require, among other things:  
 
a. the pursuit of economic reforms likely to create an enabling environment for 
domestic and foreign investments and the reduction of the adverse effects of 
the external environment; and 
 
 
b . the forging of effective partnerships with bilateral creditors and multilateral 
institutions from which we request an increase in the flow of concessional 
resources, especially during the period of our economic restructuring. 
 
 
11. We are of the opinion that the solution to debt problem should go hand-in-hand with 
investment and trade flows and that, in this respect, the conversion of debt for the financing of 
development programmes, such as entrepreneurship promotion, should be encouraged.  
 
 
12. We proposed that the mandate and terms of reference of the Paris Club should be 
expanded to include the holding forthwith of negotiations between our countries and their 
bilateral creditors and the multilateral financial institutions for coordinated action in order to 
find a positive solution to the African debt problem in all its bilateral, multilateral and 
private aspects, within the global framework for securing positive resource flows to Africa.  
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AHG/Res. 30 (II) 
 
SPONSORSHIP OF THE NEXT ACCRA ASSEMBLY 
MEETING 
 
 The Assembly of Heads of State and government meeting in it Second Ordinary 
Session in Accra, Ghana, from 21 to 25 October 1965, 
 
 Recalling resolution CM/Res. 39 (III) adopted by the Third Ordinary Session of 
the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity on the sponsorship of the 
next Accra Assembly meeting; 
 
 Having considered the Report of the Administrative Secretary-General on the 
subject; 
 
 Bearing in mind the resolution on General Disarmament adopted by the Summit 
conference of Independent African States meeting in Addis Ababa from 22 to 25 May 
1963: 
 
1. RESOLVES that the next Accra Assembly meeting scheduled for the first 
half of 1966 be sponsored by the Organization of African Unity as a joint 
project devised for the United Nations International Co-operation Year; 
 
2. DECIDES that the funds for the financing of the said Assembly be raised by 
voluntary contributions from Member States of the Organization of African 
Unity and other sources by the General Secretary of the Accra Assembly and 
authorizes the Administrative Secretary-General of the Organization of 
African Unity to give every possible assistance in this direction; 
 
3. DECIDES that the said meeting be held in Africa and that the Administrative 
Secretary-General of the OAU and the General Secretary of the Accra 
Assembly explore the possibility of Member States of the OAU or a group of 
such States sharing the expenses of the meeting on behalf of the Organization 
of African Unity and that they inform all Member States; 
 
4. DECIDES that all administrative arrangements regarding the holding of the 
Accra Assembly meetings be taken in consultation with the Administrative 
AHG/Res. 30 (II) 
Secretary-General of OAU, who shall where necessary, consult the 
governments of the countries sharing the expenses for the meeting; 
 
 
 
5. DECIDES that representatives of all Member States of OAU be invited to the 
meeting by the General Secretary of the Accra Assembly in recognition of the 
importance of the meeting to OAU in particular and world peace and 
security in general. 
 
 
 
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 AHG/Dec. 180 (XXXVIII) 
 
 
DECISION ON SUPPORT FOR MR JUAN SOMAVIA 
 
 
The Assembly : 
 
1. TAKES NOTE of the Motion of Support for the candidature 
of Mr. JUAN SOMAVIA for a second term as ILO Director 
General, adopted by the 25th Ordinary Session of the OAU 
Labour and Social Affairs Commission held in Ouagadougou, 
Burkina Faso, from 16 to 21 April 2002; 
 
2. ENDORSES this Motion and SUPPORTS the candidature of 
Mr.  Juan Somavia for re-election for a second term as 
Director General of the ILO; 
 
3. REQUESTS the Secretary General and the African Tripartite 
Representatives on the ILO Governing Body to ensure 
implementation of this Decision. 
 
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EAHG/Dec.4 (V) 
 
SPECIAL MOTION OF THANKS TO THE LEADER OF THE GREAT 
SOCIALIST LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA BROTHER MUAMMAR 
AL GHADDAFI ADOPTED BY THE FIFTH EXTRAORDINARY 
SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF HEADS 
OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 
 
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African 
Unity, meeting in our Fifth Extraordinary Session, in Sirte, Libyan 
Arab Jamahiriya, from 1 to 2 March 2001, 
 
- Considering the initiatives taken by Brother Muammar 
Ghaddafi to strengthen the unity, cohesion and solidarity 
of our peoples and continent; 
 
- Bearing in mind, the immense contributions made by the 
Libyan people and leadership, to the advancement of the 
objectives of the continent, in the area of peace, security, 
stability and development; 
 
- Conscious of the persistent attempts to destabilize the 
Great Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and thereby divert the 
attention of its Leader from reasserting the dignity and 
freedom of his people as well as undermining the 
important role that our Brother and his people have been 
playing in our continent; 
 
HEREBY 
 
1. PAY DESERVING TRIBUTE to Brother Muammar Al 
Ghaddafi, Leader of the Great Al Fatah Revolution for his 
role and efforts as the son of Africa; 
 
2. REAFFIRM our confidence in his determined efforts aimed 
at realizing our collective vision for unity, cooperation, 
development, peace and security in our continent; 
 
3. CONSIDER that any act aimed at destabilizing and 
undermining the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya constitutes an 
affront to the collective aspiration of Africa and African  
peoples towards the attainment of self esteem, dignity and 
independence. 
 
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Assembly/AU/Dec.64 (IV) 
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DECISION SUR LES LIEUX D’ETABLISSEMENT DES SIEGES  
DES INSTITUTIONS DE L’UA DANS  
LES DIVERSES REGIONS DU CONTINENT 
 
 
La Conférence : 
 
1. PREND NOTE de l’exposé sur les lieux d’établissement des 
institutions de l’Union africaine ; 
 
2. RAPPELLE sa décision antérieure selon laquelle le Parlement 
panafricain est établi dans la région de l’Afrique australe (Afrique 
du Sud) ; 
 
3. DECIDE que les autres institutions de l’UA seront établies dans les 
régions suivantes de l’UA : 
 
• La Banque centrale africaine  - Région de l’Afrique de l’Ouest 
 
• La Banque africaine d’investissement - Région de l’Afrique du Nord 
 
• Le Fonds monétaire africain    - Région de l’Afrique centrale 
 
• La Cour africaine de justice   - Région de l’Afrique de l’Est 
 
4. PREND NOTE de la décision de la région de l’Afrique du Nord 
d’établir le Siège de la Banque africaine d’investissement dans la 
Grande Jamahiriya Arabe Libyenne populaire et socialiste ; 
 
5. DEMANDE au Président de la Commission d’entreprendre les 
activités préparatoires nécessaires pour l’élaboration des 
instruments juridiques requis et de soumettre le rapport d’activités 
y afférent aux prochains sommets. 
 
 
 
 
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