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Dialogue Forum to focus on infrastructure cooperation as well as the expected
participation of AU leadership, PICI Champions, RECs, regional and global
agencies;
16. REITERATES the urgent call for the G8 to fulfil its commitments to Africa and
REQUESTS for stronger G20 support to Africa in ensuring resilience against the
impact of the global economic crisis. URGES that Africa‟s development priorities
be placed on the 2013 agenda of the G8 and G20 Summits in the United Kingdom
and Russia, respectively. CALLS FOR adequate and effective African
representation in global development processes especially the G20 and the Global
Partnership (GP) for Effective Development Cooperation;
17. RECALLING Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.442(XIX) on G8 New Alliance for
Agriculture and Food Security, CALLS FOR stronger African participation in the
Leadership Council of the G8 New Alliance WHILE REQUESTING the
Commission and NPCA to monitor the implementation of the commitments under
the New Alliance and the G8 L‟Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI);
18. AFFIRMS the essence of NEPAD in the priority setting for the post-2015
development agenda and REQUESTS NPCA to continue to work with the
Commission and partner institutions to shape the African input;
19. RE-EMPHASIZES mutual accountability as a core partnership element and
NOTES the on-going work on the AU Accountability report of Africa-G8
commitments with focus on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by NPCA, AUC and
UNAIDS and the evaluation of the Africa Partnership Forum (APF) after 10 years of
existence by NPCA and OECD Secretariat through the NEPAD Steering
Committee;
20. Based on the Rules of Procedure of the NEPAD governance structures,
ENDORSES the election of H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal
as HSGOC Chairperson, H.E. Mohamed Morsi, President of the Arab Republic of
Egypt and the re-election of H.E. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the Peoples‟
Democratic Republic of Algeria as HSGOC Vice Chairpersons each for two-years.
FURTHER ENDORSES the membership of the five (5) initiating countries and the
outcomes of election of the 15 rotating HSGOC members by the 28 th HSGOC
Session as follows:
Central Africa East Africa
1. CAMEROON
ETHIOPIA
2. GABON
RWANDA
3. CONGO
TANZANIA*
(Republic)
4. CHAD*
UGANDA*
Note: * newly-elected members
North Africa
ALGERIA
EGYPT
LIBYA
Southern Africa
SOUTH AFRICA
MALAWI
ZAMBIA*
West Africa
NIGERIA
SENEGAL
BENIN
MAURITANIA*
ZIMBABWE*
MALI