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development. In this regard, we commit to meet our strategic targets in
transport, ICT, energy and other social infrastructure by committing national,
regional and continental resources to this end;
iv)
Create an enabling environment for the effective development of the African
private sector through meaningfull public-private sector dialogue at all levels,
in order to foster socially responsive business, good corporate governance
and inclusive economic growth;
v)
Take ownership of, use and develop, our natural endowments and resources,
through value addition, as the basis for industrialization; promote intra-Africa
trade and tourism, in order to foster economic integration, development,
employment and inclusive growth to the benefit of the African people;
vi)
Also take ownership, preserve, protect and use our oceanic spaces and
resources, improve our maritime and transport industries to the benefit of the
continent and its peoples, including by contributing to food security;
vii)
Preserve our arable land for current and future generations, develop our rural
economies, our agricultural production and agro-processing to eradicate
hunger and malnutrition, as well as achieve food security and self-sufficiency;
viii)
Expand and develop urban infrastructure and develop planned approaches to
rapid urbanization and the emergence of new cities;
ix)
Make our development agenda responsive to the needs of our peoples,
anchored on the preservation of our environment for current and future
generations, including in the fight against desertification and mitigation of the
effects of climate change, especially with regards to island states and landlocked countries.
E.
On peace and security
Our determination to achieve the goal of a conflict-free Africa, to make peace a reality
for all our people and to rid the continent of wars, civil conflicts, human rights violations,
humanitarian disasters and violent conflicts, and to prevent genocide. We pledge not to
bequeath the burden of conflicts to the next generation of Africans and undertake to end
all wars in Africa by 2020. In this regard, we undertake to:
i)
Address the root causes of conflicts including economic and social disparities;
put an end to impunity by strengthening national and continental judicial
institutions, and ensure accountability in line with our collective responsibility
to the principle of non-indifference;
ii)
Eradicate recurrent and address emerging sources of conflict including piracy,
trafficking in narcotics and humans, all forms of extremism, armed rebellions,
terrorism, transnational organized crime and new crimes such as cybercrime.