COMMUNIQUE OF THE 178th MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 178th
meeting held on 13 March 2009, adopted the following decisions:
Council:
1. Decides, in conformity with article 8(5) of the Protocol Relating to the
Establishment of Peace and Security Council to establish a Committee on Sanctions;
2. Requests the Commission to submit to Council, within a duration of two (2)
months from the date of the adoption of this decision, a study on the modalities for
the functioning of this Committee;
3. Decides to remain to remain seized of the matter.
COMMUNIQUE OF THE 177th MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 177th
meeting held on 11 March 2009, adopted the following decisions:
Council:
1. Decides that the Chairperson of the Peace and Security Council for the month of
March 2009 shall represent the Council at the consideration for the Prodi Panel Report
at the UN Security Council on 18 March 2009. The Chairperson will be accompanied by
the Commissioner for Peace and Security and the Secretary of the Council;
2. Decides that the Chairperson of the Peace and Security Council shall represent
the Council in international meetings on peace and security issues in Africa. The PSC
shall determine which international meetings the Chairperson of the PSC will attend;
3. Decides that the Commission shall submit to the Chairperson of the PSC of each
month a financial report on peace and security issues, including contributions from AU
partners;
4. Requests the Commission to take necessary measures to facilitate the
implementation of these decisions.
The decision to establish a sanctions committee is a direct follow up of the AU doctrine on coup and un-constitutional transfer of power. The doctrine steps up the reactions from the AU in a sequence of 4 steps: 1) Condemnation 2) Suspension from all AU meetings and institutions. 3) Engagement and dialogue 4) Sanctions