Assembly/AU/Dec.188 (X)
DECISION ON THE SITUATION IN CHAD
The Assembly:
1.
STRONGLY CONDEMNS the attacks perpetrated by armed groups
against the Chadian Government and DEMANDS that an immediate
end be put to these attacks and resulting bloodshed;
2.
RECALLS its rejection of any unconstitutional change in accordance
with the principles enshrined in the Constitutive Act of the African
Union, the Algeria’s Decision, the Lomé Declaration on Unconstitutional
Change of Government and the African Charter on Democracy,
Elections and Governance, and STRESSES that no authority that
comes to power by force will be recognised by the AU;
3.
CALLS ON all Chadian parties to unconditionally renounce the use of
force and engage in constructive dialogue aimed at finding a peaceful
solution to the problem facing their country;
4.
UNDERSCORES its commitment to the principles of good
neighbourliness and CALLS ON all the countries of the region to
comply with the principles of the African Union on respect for the unity
and territorial integrity of Member States;
5.
MANDATE the Libyan Leader, Colonel Muammar
President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of
engage the Chadian parties with a view to ending the
initiate efforts aimed at seeking a lasting solution
Gaddafi, and
the Congo, to
fighting and to
to the crisis.