Sirte Declaration
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The Sirte Declaration was the resolution adopted by the Organisation of African Unity on 9 September 1999, at the fourth Extraordinary Session of the OAU Assembly of African Heads of State and Government held at Sirte
, Libya
. The Declaration announces decisions to:
The Declaration was followed by summits at Lomé
in 2000, when the Constitutive Act of the African Union was adopted, and at Lusaka
in 2001, when the plan for the implementation of the African Union was adopted. The first session of the Assembly of the African Union
was held in Durban
on 9 July 2002.
The inaugural session of the Pan-African Parliament was held in March 2004.
Sirte
Sirte is a city in LibyaSirte may also refer to:* Sirte Declaration, a 1999 resolution to create the African Union* Sirte Oil Company, a Libyan oil companyIn geography:* Gulf of Sirte, alias for Gulf of Sidra on Libya's coast...
, Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. The Declaration announces decisions to:
- establish the African UnionAfrican UnionThe African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
- speed up the implementation of the provisions of the Abuja Treaty, to create an African Economic CommunityAfrican Economic CommunityThe African Economic Community is an organization of African Union states establishing grounds for mutual economic development among the majority of African states...
, African Central BankAfrican Central BankThe African Central Bank is one of the three financial institutions of the African Union. Over time, it will take over responsibilities of the African Monetary Fund....
, African Monetary UnionAfrican Monetary UnionThe African Monetary Union is the proposed creation of an economic and monetary union for the countries of the African Union, administered by the African Central Bank...
, African Court of JusticeAfrican Court of JusticeThe African Court of Justice was originally intended to be the “principal judicial organ of the Union” with authority to rule on disputes over interpretation of AU treaties....
and Pan-African ParliamentPan-African ParliamentThe Pan-African Parliament , also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union and held its inaugural session in March 2004. The PAP exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers, lasting for the first five years...
, with the Parliament to be established by 2000 - prepare a Constitutive Act of the African UnionConstitutive Act of the African UnionThe Constitutive Act of the African Union sets out the codified framework under which the African Union is to conduct itself. It was signed on 11 July 2000 at Lomé, Togo.-See also:*Sirte Declaration, 9 September 1999, resolving to create the African Union....
that can be ratified by 31 December 2000 and become effective the following year - give President Abdelaziz BouteflikaAbdelaziz BouteflikaAbdelaziz Bouteflika is the ninth President of Algeria. He has been in office since 1999. He continued emergency rule until 24 February 2011, and presided over the end of the bloody Algerian Civil War in 2002...
of Algeria and President Thabo MbekiThabo MbekiThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. He is also the brother of Moeletsi Mbeki...
of South Africa a mandate to negotiate for the cancellation of the African indebtedness - convene an African Ministerial Conference on security, stability, development and co-operation
The Declaration was followed by summits at Lomé
Lomé
Lomé, with an estimated population of 737,751, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels...
in 2000, when the Constitutive Act of the African Union was adopted, and at Lusaka
Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
in 2001, when the plan for the implementation of the African Union was adopted. The first session of the Assembly of the African Union
Assembly of the African Union
The Assembly of the African Union, which is formally known as the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government AU-AHSG, is one of several decision-making bodies within the African Union. The other bodies are the Pan African Parliament, the Executive Council consisting of foreign...
was held in Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
on 9 July 2002.
The inaugural session of the Pan-African Parliament was held in March 2004.