Key Documents / Documents Principaux

Key Documents / Documents Principaux

Energy and Minerals

Good Governance

Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution

Also See Peace and Security Council

Key Declarations and Positions

Durban Declaration of the First Assembly of the AU, July 2002 (PDF) / Déclaration de Durban à l`Occasion du Lancement de l`Union Africaine, juillet 2002 (PDF)

Sirte Declaration on the African Union, September 1999 (PDF) / Déclaration de Syrte sur l`Union Africaine, septembre 1999 (PDF)

Tunis Declaration on the Code of Conduct for Inter-African Relations, 1994 (PDF) / Déclaration de Tunis Portant Sur le Code de Conduite Pour les Relations Interafricaines, 1994 (PDF)

Cairo Declaration on the Establishment of a Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution, 1993 (PDF) / Déclaration de Caire sur la Création d`un Mecanisme Pour la Prévention, le Gestion et le Réglement des Conflits, 1993 (PDF)

Draft Consolidated Report: AU Ministerial Meeting on Rationalisation of RECs, Ouagadougou, 27-31 March 2006 - First Conference of African Ministers of Economic Integration (CAME)) (PDF 123kb)

Report of the Consultative Meeting on the Rationalisation of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) for Eastern and Southern Africa, Lusaka, 9-10 March 2006 (PDF 73kb)

Report of the Consultative Meeting on the Rationalization of the RECs for Central, North and West African Regions, Accra, 27-28 October 2005 (PDF 100kb)

Communiqué: Annual Technical Meeting Between the AU, the RECs/Regions, the G8 Member Countries and Other Partners, Addis Ababa, 26 October 2005 (PDF 40kb)

Communiqué of the Second Periodic Meeting of the AU and the RECs on Peace and Security, Addis Ababa, 24-25 October 2005 (PDF 38kb)

Communiqué: Experts` Meeting on the Relationship Between the AU and the RECs in the Area of Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution, Addis Ababa, 22-23 March 2005 (PDF 26kb) / Français (PDF 28kb)

Roadmap for the Operationalisation of the African Standby Force, 23 March 2005 (PDF 84kb)

Solemn Declaration on a Common African Defence and Security Policy, Sirte, Feb 2004 (PDF) / Déclaration Solennelle sur la Politique Africaine Commune de Défence et de Securité, Syrte, fevrier 2004 (PDF)

Executive Council, Addis Ababa, June 2004: Report of the Chair of the Commission on the Meeting of Ministers of Defence, Addis Ababa, January 2004 and the Draft Framework on the Establishment of the ASF and the MSC (PDF 185kb)

Third Meeting of Ministers of Defence and Security, 29 June 2004: Report (PDF 230kb)

Third Meeting of Ministers of Defence and Security, 29 June 2004: Draft AU Non-Aggression Pact: (PDF 390kb)

Second Extra-Ordinary Assembly of the Union, Sirte, Libya, 28 February 2004: Solemn Declaration on a Common African Defence and Security Policy (PDF) / Français (PDF)

Fourth Extra-Ordinary Executive Council, Sirte, Libya, 25-26 February 2004: Summary of Conclusions on the CADSP (PDF)

Draft Framework for a Common African Defence and Security Policy, January 2004 (PDF)

First Meeting of African Ministers of Defence and Security on the Establishment of the ASF and the CADSP, January 2004: Report (PDF)

First Meeting of African Ministers of Defence and Security on the Establishment of the ASF and the CADSP, January 2004: Report of the Chairperson on the Common African Defence and Security Policy (PDF)

First Meeting of African Ministers of Defence and Security on the Establishment of the ASF and the CADSP, January 2004: Report of the Chairperson on the Establishment of the African Standby Force and the Military Staff Committee (PDF)

First Meeting of African Ministers of Defence and Security on the Establishment of the ASF and the CADSP, January 2004: Issues Paper on the Establishment of the African Standby Force and the Military Staff Committee (PDF)

First Meeting of African Chiefs of Defence Staff, January 2004: Report on the Establishment of the African Standby Force and the Common African Defence and Security Policy (PDF)

Third Meeting of African Chiefs of Defence Staff, May 2003: Policy Framework for the Establishment of the African Standby Force and the Military Staff Committee (Part 1) (PDF)

Third Meeting of African Chiefs of Defence Staff, May 2003: The African Standby Force and the Military Staff Committee (Part 2 - Annexes) (PDF)

Africa Standby Force (ASF): Report of the Consultative Meeting Between the AU and RECs, April 2003 (PDF)

Africa Standby Force (ASF): Concept Paper (PDF)

Africa Standby Force (ASF): Annexe to Concept Paper (PDF)

Meeting of Experts on a Common African Defence and Security Policy, March 2003: Report (PDF)

Second Meeting of African Chiefs of Defence Staff, November 1997: Report of the Secretary General (PDF)

UN Reform / Millennium Development Goals