Assembly/AU/Dec.627(XXVIII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE AFRICAN UNION SPECIAL FUND ON THE PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF TERRORISM AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN AFRICA Doc. Assembly/AU/Dec.614(XXVII) The Assembly, 1. RECALLS its previous Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.614 (XXVII) adopted by the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Kigali, in July 2016, establishing the African Union (AU) Special Fund on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Africa; 2. TAKES NOTE of the progress made by the Commission in developing the Draft Statute of the AU Special Fund on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Africa and REQUESTS the Commission to submit the legal instrument to the Specialized Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration and appropriate recommendations thereon; 3. REQUESTS the Commission to report to the Assembly on progress in the implementation of this Decision in July 2017. 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, 30 - 31 January 2017, Addis Ababa