PSC/AHG/Comm.(IX) Page 1 COMMUNIQUÉ ON THE CONFLICT SITUATIONS IN AFRICA We, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of tThe Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), meeting in its at the ninth Session, at the level of Heads of State and Government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 25 May 2004, under the chairpersonship of H.E. Chief Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Council for the month of May. Hhaving considered the report of the Chairperson of the Commission on Cconflict situations on the continent, have adopted the following communiqué: 1. In Angola, we note that the war has effectively come to an end, and we are now faced with the challenges of the post-conflict reconstruction in that country. We remain confident that, despite the enormity of the challenge, peace will be consolidated, and Angola will rebuild its social, political and economic institutions destroyed by the war. 2. Sierra Leone too is making strides towards social, economic and political recovery. Success in that country represents an exemplary case of the fruits of multilateral cooperation, the type that we seek to forge with our partners in the wider international community. The time has come to consolidate the postconflict socio-economic reconstruction and development of that country. 3. We express satisfaction at the significant progress made in the reconciliation process in the Comoros. At the same time, we wish to stress the need for compliance, by all the Comorian parties, with the fundamental laws governing the functioning of the Union of the Comoros and the need for the said parties to refrain from any act likely to compromise the progress made this far. 4. The continued lack of progress in the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the resulting tension between the two countries are a cause for serious concern. In this respect, we are resolved to assist the two parties to overcome the current impasse in the border demarcation process and the normalization of their relations, in conformity with the Algiers Agreements. 5. The peace process between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) is slowly, but steadily, moving towards an encouraging final settlement. We express our determination to facilitate the faithful and effective implementation of the comprehensive agreement that is expected to be signed and to assist in the post-conflict reconstruction.