ASS/AU/Dec. 8 (I) DECISION ON A COMMON AFRICAN DEFENCE AND SECURITY The Assembly: Welcoming the initiative of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Leader of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahirya, on the establishment of one single African army, 1. Stresses the need for a common African defence and security in the context of the Constitutive Act of the African Union. 2. Requests the Chairman of the Assembly to establish a group of experts to examine all aspects related to the establishment of a common African defence and security and submit recommendations for the consideration of the next ordinary session of the Assembly.