Assembly/AU/Dec.563(XXIV) Page 5 26. IN RECALLING the Rules of Procedure of the NEPAD governance structures adopted by Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.442(XIX), REITERATES the critical need to continue to promote inclusiveness and national ownership within the NEPAD process to fast-track the implementation of NEPAD by Member States. 27. In line with the said Rules of Procedure and after due consultations by the HSGOC Leaders, ENDORSES the re-election of H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal as HSGOC Chairperson, and H.E. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and H.E. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the Peoples’ Democratic Republic of Algeria as Vice Chairpersons for the second term of two (2) years. 28. FURTHER ENDORSES the membership of the five (5) initiating countries and the re-election of the 15 rotating HSGOC members by the 32 nd HSGOC Session as follows: Central Africa CAMEROON CHAD CONGO (Republic) GABON East Africa ETHIOPIA RWANDA TANZANIA UGANDA North Africa ALGERIA EGYPT LIBYA MAURITANIA Southern Africa SOUTH AFRICA MALAWI ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE West Africa NIGERIA SENEGAL BENIN MALI a. Note: *SUDAN inclusive 29. CONGRATULATES the re-elected HSGOC Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and the Member States for their consistent political support and commitment in spearheading the strategic orientation towards consolidating the implementation of NEPAD. 30. IN GENERAL EXTOLS the enriched quality of the technical work of the NPCA under the leadership of the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki.

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