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4.
Welcomes the efforts made by the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS), particularly through the action of its current Chairman, President Macky Sall of
Senegal and the former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria. Council, in addition, takes note
with appreciation, of the initiatives taken by the Community of Portuguese‐speaking Countries
(CPLP) in favor of peace and stability in Guinea‐Bissau. Council further, recognizes the critical
importance of the role being played by ECOMIB in stabilizing the country and the operational
and financial difficulties it faces. In this regard, Council requests the Commission to undertake
joint efforts with ECOWAS to mobilize financial resources for the ECOMIB and strengthen of its
capacity, including the increment of military personnel;
5.
Acknowledges that, the Government and people of Guinea‐Bissau are facing major
challenges in rebuilding peace, security and stability as well as in reforming the Defense,
Security and Justice Sectors, and potential danger that the non‐addressed urgent needs of the
security forces may cause to the country’s fragile stability. In this respect, Council requests the
Commission to undertake the necessary demarches to urgently support the mobilization of
financial resources and others, as accompanying measures for Security and Justice sectors
reform, in particular for the military pension fund; re‐deployment and renewal of the current
military leadership, funding and the start of the pension fund and retirement, social
reintegration of former combatants, the rehabilitation of justice system and security sector
reform, including the priority activities of training and retraining, and funding of quick impact
projects;
6.
Reiterates its request to the Commission to liaise with the Guinea‐Bissau authorities, to
identify practical steps through which the AU and its relevant structures could further
contribute to peace and stability in Guinea‐Bissau. To this end, Council:
‐ Decides, to support the efforts to find an early and consensual solution to the crisis
facing Guinea‐Bissau. In this regard, Council requests the Chairperson of the
Commission to urgently propose a High‐Level Facilitator Team to engage Guinea‐Bissau
stakeholders to urgently support the creation of conditions for and to facilitate the
dialogue between main political stakeholders, including to promote an inclusive
agreement of “Government Stability and Peaceful Coexistence”,
‐ Also decides to support the ongoing process of the Constitution reform, with a view to
clarifying, among other aspects, the powers of sovereign state organs, to reinforce the
rule of law, separation of power, and maintain checks and balances in the national
political dispensation; including the establishment of a Constitutional Court. In this
regard, Council requests the Chairperson of the Commission to urgently dispatch a
technical mission, involving legal experts, in order to assess how best the AU can further
assist in the Constitutional review process,
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