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COMMUNIQUE FINAL DU FORUM
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COMMUNICATE FINAL FORUM
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The organizations of the African western civil company, joined together within the FOSCAO, held of December 8, 2007 in Accra in Ghana a forum in a historical context of the fiftieth birthday of the republic of Ghana. Do the Organizations of the civil company of the FOSCAO mark consequently their adhesion with the ideals D? Unit and of panafricanism developed and defended by the historical founders of the republic of Ghana.

joined together in Forum on December 8 and 10, 2007 in Accra, organizations of the civil company of L? Africa of L? Did west federated within the FOSCAO make a point of greeting the efforts made by the presidency of the community of the States of L? Africa of L? West? CEDEAO in L? achievement of its mission to it reserved by our States. For this purpose, they raise the standpoint courageous and the efforts creditable hereafter and make recommendations:


I - On the trade negociations Area CEDEAO-UE

the negotiations D? does a APE enter the ACP areas and L? Do EU lead herself to a speed where L? Union Européenne uses multiple subterfuges unilaterally aiming at the balkanization of the African block to bring back the negotiation to the level of the countries. The last dated December 7, 2007 act came from the coast D? Ivory which signed a temporary trade agreement with L? European union. Does this act, regrettable, insulate D? office the republic of the Coast D? Does ivory of its African western pars and endanger the dynamics of L? integration to which do aspire the all communities of L? Africa of L? West. On this subject, the FOSCAO supports without ambiguity the any conclusions which the Ministerial Council of Follow-up of the Economic-APE Agreements of Partnership of CEDEAO had reached, held on October 5, 2007 in Abidjan in Republic of the Coast D? Ivory. Does the key point of these conclusions remain and remains the refusal of the area to go with N? which type D imports? was trade agreement at dated December 31, 2007 and a request addressed to L? European union D? to introduce an extension of the exemption from L? OMC as regards the trade arrangement Cotonou to be maintained for the ACP countries. The FOSCAO S? engages with S? to invest beside CEDEAO in the research of the alternatives to the APE and reassures it its availability to be mobilized for the defense of the interests of the African western communities. Lastly, the FOSCAO requires of the Republic of the Coast D? Ivory to postpone to L? interim agreement qu? it signed with L? European union in order to find its place and its dignity in the family CEDEAO
II - democratic Governorship and policy

is the FOSCAO delighted by the way in which kept the political elections up to date with L? exhorts year 2007 in Mali, Burkina Faso, in Sierra Leone, in Togo and CEDEAO to be developed and put in? uvre an electoral standard harmonized for the CEDEAO area and a regional Observatory of the elections. However, the FOSCAO requires of the States which N? did not ratify the protocol of CEDEAO yet on the democratic governorship and elections and other instruments and protocols to do it. In addition, the FOSCAO S? questions on L? exit of the recurring institutional crisis in Senegal which risks in L? immediate D? to start democratic institutional balances and D? to expose the country to an instability which could carry reached to its reputation.
III - Do peace and Safety

the FOSCAO raise L? existence of the hearths of wars in the following countries: The Coast D? Ivory, Niger, Mali, Nigeria with the current of L? year 2007 and this in spite of L? existence of the devices D? early alarm of the CEDEAO and the efforts of mediations undertaken by the Member States. The FOSCAO deplores the recrudescence of the wars in the septentrional parts of Mali and Niger which endeuillent each day the communities of its countries. Does the FOSCAO indicate and reaffirms with insistence that violence is an antidemocratic means D? expression and of political claim. C? is why while asking for to the rebels these two countries of deposit the weapons, the FOSCAO requires of the Governments of Niger and Mali to create in L? immediate the conditions D? a fertile dialogue with all the communities in order to regulate and to prevent the fatal wars. Also does the FOSCAO require of these governments to develop and put in? uvre of the programs of development integrated in the areas in catch into the recurring wars. Does the FOSCAO require of CEDEAO to revisit its indicators D? early alarm in order to allow the best taken into account of the specificity of certain difficulties which arise in the septentrional parts of Mali and Niger. Exhorts the FOSCAO CEDEAO to be counted on certain social segments, especially on the young people and the women of L? space, for a better social prevention of the conflicts. In addition, the FOSCAO with satisfaction notes the happy and progressive outcome of the crisis of the Ivory Coast and encourages the mediation Burkinabe with? uvrer with opérationnaliser engagements to which the warring factions of the Ivory Coast had subscribed within the agreed times.
IV - Does regional integration

the FOSCAO greet and adheres to the new strategic vision of the CEDEAO which would like that L? one passes from the Community of the States to the Community of the People. This institutional just and noble change is it will butt unrelentingly against a certain number of administrative and political gravities of the States. C? is why, the FOSCAO requires of CEDEAO to conceive jointly with the States and the organizations of the civil company one reforms of all the administrations for qu? they S? integrate gradually in the new institutional device of the people. During this limited period, the FOSCAO S? engages to accompany CEDEAO in its program by sensitizing and formation on freedom of movement of the goods and the people in L? space community.


Fact in Accra on December 11, 2007

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