The Peace and Security Council of the African Union appealed to the international community, including AU member states, to urgently provide financial and logistic support to the commission and to those AU member states that have pledged troops to African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).The council decided to fully endorse the Ouagadougou political Accord between Cote d’Ivoire political parties.The council reiterated its appeal to the member states, United Nations and partners of the AU in a bid to facilitate the full deployment of AMISOM and ensure its sustenance.

The council commended Algeria and other partners for their support for the deployment of AMISOM and it also applauded  Uganda for its efforts and commitment to the promotion of lasting peace and reconciliation in Somalia .It commended the people of Somalia for having welcomed AMISOM and condemned isolated elements who carried out attacks against the mission.The council welcomed resolution 1744(2007) of 20 February 2007, by which the UN Security Council, inter alia, took note of its communiqué of 19 January 2007 and decided to authorize member states of AU to establish for a period of six months a mission in Somalia.The peace and Security Council reiterated that AMISOM’s objective is to support the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and other Federal institutions to achieve lasting peace and reconciliation.

Meanwhile, the council in its 73rd meeting held on 16 and March 2007, adopted decision on the situation in Cote d’ivoire.The council welcomed the signing of the Ouagadougou political Accord between president Laurent Gbagbo and Guillaume Kigafori, secretary General of the Forces Nouvelles on march 4, 2007.The Council recommended to the UN Security Council to the gradual drawdown of the impartial forces deployed in Coted’ivoire in line with the provisions for the implementation of the accord and the restoration of peace and normalcy in the country.