Assembly/AU/Dec.501(XXII) 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/4(XXII) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Peace and Security Council on its Activities and the State of Peace and Security in Africa; 2. UNDERSCORES the need for renewed effort to tackle the challenges to peace and security that have continued to confront Africa. To this end, the Assembly RECALLS the crucial need for expeditious and comprehensive operationalization of all the components of the African Peace and Security Architecture, as well as the need for more effective action, both operational and structural, in the realm of conflict prevention; 3. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the continued progress in the consolidation of peace and reconciliation in The Comoros, in Liberia and in Côte d’Ivoire; 4. WELCOMES the conclusion of the process of transition and restoration of constitutional order in Madagascar sequel to the two rounds of presidential elections conducted on 25 October and 20 December 2013, respectively, the legislative elections coupled with the presidential election run-off and Madagascar’s resumption of participation in AU activities. The Assembly COMMENDS the Malagasy players for the results obtained and INVITES them to persevere in their effort at promoting reconciliation, and at deepening democracy and socio-economic recovery. The Assembly COMMENDS the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union and the Indian Ocean Commission for their support to the crisis exit process; 5. ALSO WELCOMES the conduct of legislative elections in Guinea on 26 September 2013, thus marking the end of the electoral process initiated as part of the country’s transition, and URGES all the concerned players to work together to consolidate the substantial gains so far achieved. The Assembly FURTHER WELCOMES the positive developments in the situation in Tunisia and the commitment of the various Tunisian stakeholders to foster consensus and dialogue with a view to bringing the on-going transition to a successful conclusion. The Assembly URGES Guinea Bissau stakeholders to spare no effort to abide by the calendar established for the conduct of elections in March 2014, which is expected to mark the restoration of constitutional order in the country, REITERATES its support for the action taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), COMMENDS the latter for the on-going process, and RENEWES its appeal to the United Nations, the AU, ECOWAS, the EU and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) to continue to coordinate their efforts to support the transition process in Guinea Bissau; 6. TAKES NOTE of the effort exerted by the Libyan transition authorities to address the multi-faceted challenges facing their country, REAFFIRMS its