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From, Patrick A. Firempong, GNA Special Correspondent, Sirte
Sirte, Feb.28, GNA – African leaders have agreed to the establishment of the African Stand-by Force based on the five regional groupings of the continent, President John Agyekum Kufuor said in Sirte, Libya on Saturday.
“This is to ensure that we will not be caught flat-footed if there is any problem,” he said in an interview with newsmen at the end of the two-day second extra-ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).
The Summit was on Agriculture and Water as well as a Common Defence and Security Policy for Africa. The five regional groupings are the countries in the North, West, East, Central and Southern parts of the Continent.
On financing of the Forces, President Kufuor said the The AU Commission would work out details.
President Kufuor said the leaders had fruitful discussions on the topics and asked the AU Commission to study the problems related to the issues in-depth and submit periodic reports on progress made to the AU Assembly.
He said such decisions were taken because the issues were very basic to Africa’s development, being tackled through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
“The AU Commission is taking the proposals and decisions back to prepare the details and report to any future Summit with the progress made and if there are any problems, the Commission would bring them back for the African leaders to consider”, President Kufuor said. He said Ghana agreed on all the major decisions taken at the Summit that were geared towards the development of the Continent.
Source: GhanaWeb
