Assembly/AU/Dec.193 (XI) Page 1 DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL ON ITS ACTIVITIES AND THE STATE OF PEACE AND SECURITY IN AFRICA DOC. ASSEMBLY/AU/2(XI) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) on its activities and the state of peace and security in Africa; 2. WELCOMES the efforts deployed to promote peace, security and stability in Africa, as well as the progress made to date. The Assembly ENCOURAGES all parties concerned to redouble efforts and REQUESTS the Commission to continue to support the ongoing processes and mobilize the support of the international community to that effect; 3. WELCOMES the progress made in the operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and REQUESTS the Commission to pursue the efforts being deployed, particularly with respect to the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS) and the African Standby Force (ASF); 4. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the success of the operation ‘’Democracy in the Comoros’’, which enabled the Government of the Union of the Comoros to re-establish its authority in Anjouan, and EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE to the Governments of Tanzania and the Sudan, as well as Libya and Senegal, which kindly provided their support to the Government of the Comoros, in implementation of Decision Assembly/Dec.186 (X) adopted at the 10th Ordinary Session held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 31 January to 2 February 2008. 5. ALSO EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE to the countries of the region, under the coordination of the Republic of South Africa, which spared no effort to come to the aid of Comoros and support the reconciliation efforts in the Archipelago. The Assembly THANKS the AU partners for their support. The Assembly WELCOMES the holding in Anjouan, on 15 and 29 June 2008, of elections which made it possible to designate the new President of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan; 6. REQUESTS the Commission and AU Member States to continue to support efforts aimed at consolidating the progress made to date in the Comoros, including the rationalization of current institutional arrangements and the improvement of governance, as well as the socio-economic recovery of the Archipelago and the war on poverty;