Assembly/AU/Dec.589(XXVI) Page 3 12. REQUESTS the African Union (AU) Space Working Group to develop the following: i) The framework for Strategy; the implementation of the African Space Policy and ii) The Governance Framework that covers the relevant legal requirements and protocols for an operational African Outer-Space Programme; 13. RECALLS Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.565(XXIV) on the Report of the Commission on Development of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the Report of the Ministerial Follow-Up Committee on the Bahir Dar Retreat adopted by the Twenty-Fourth Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2015 and the offer by Egypt to host the proposed African Space Agency as well as to allocate United States Dollars (USD) ten (10) million to implement the project, and REQUESTS the Commission and the Arab Republic of Egypt to carry out consultations with a view to evaluating the legal, structural and financial implications and report to the Assembly through the relevant structures; 14. RECOGNIZES the immense value of Home Grown School Feeding programmes to enhancing retention and performance of children in schools, and in boosting income generation and entrepreneurship in local communities; 15. REQUESTS the Commission to: i) Establish a multidisciplinary technical committee of African experts under the chairmanship of the Commission and the support of institutions such as the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Centre of Excellence against Hunger to undertake a general study on the relevance and impact of school feeding in the Member States; ii) Implement the Assembly decision to institute the African Day of School Feeding on 1 March of every year beginning 2016; iii) Elaborate modalities for the celebration of the African Day of School Feeding, in consultation with Member States and relevant partners; 16. ENCOURAGES Member States which have school feeding programs, to continue their efforts; and INVITES other Member States to learn and adapt lessons from those running school feeding programmes to enhance access and retention of children in school. 17. REQUESTS the Commission to report regularly on the implementation of this decision to the Assembly, through the Executive Council.