NEPAD Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance – (2003)

Heads of State and Government of the member states of the African Union (AU) recalled our shared commitment underlying the establishment of NEPAD to eradicate poverty and to place our countries, individually and collectively, on a path of sustainable growth and development and, at the same time, to participate actively in the world economy and body politic on equal footing. We reaffirm this pledge as our most pressing duty