Publication:

Communiqué of the 7th Meeting of the Panel of the Wise of the African Union Held on 9 - 10 November 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The agenda of the meeting of the Panel covered five main issues: (i) consideration of the outcome and recommendations of the Workshop on Impunity, Justice and National Reconciliation, held in Monrovia, Liberia from 28 to 29 May 2009, on the basis of a report prepared by a team of consultants and consultations with Dr. Francis Deng, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Prevention of Genocide; (ii) consideration of the action plan for the implementation of its report on election-related conflicts; (iii) review of the state of peace and security in Africa and consideration of the steps to be taken by the Panel in support of the ongoing efforts to promote peace, security and stability; and (iv) consideration of its work programme for 2010, including the identification of the third thematic focus.