DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF TWELVE HEADS OF
STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE UNION GOVERNMENT
DOC. ASSEMBLY/AU/11 (XI)
The Assembly:
TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Committee of Twelve Heads of State and Government which met in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, from 22 to 23 May 2008 and ENDORSES its recommendations;
EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION to the Members of the Committee and COMMENDS them for the work done;
REAFFIRMS its decision in the Accra Declaration to “accelerate the economic and political integration of the African continent, including the formation of a Union Government for Africa with the ultimate objective of creating the United States of Africa and ENDORSES the recommendations contained in the Report of the Committee of Twelve in this regard;
REQUESTS the Commission to work out, the modalities and details for the implementation of the recommendations on the Union Government of the Committee of Twelve, including a road map and the issues that require clarity, and submit proposals thereon to the next Ordinary Session of the Assembly scheduled for January 2009;
DECIDES to devote a full day of its January 2009 Session to consider the Report of the Commission on this matter with a view to bringing the debate to a final conclusion.