The Assembly endorses the Action Plan for implementing the Africa Mining Vision and the Addis Ababa Declaration adopted by the 2nd AU Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development. It requests the AUC, NEPAD, RECs, UNECA, and AfDB to facilitate regional meetings to promote implementing the Action Plan and calls on member states, private sector institutions, civil society organizations, operators, development partners, and other stakeholders to take measures to effectively implement the Africa Mining Vision. The Assembly also underscores the importance of member states providing financial resources nationally for operationalizing the Action Plan and calls on financial institutions to assist in mobilizing resources for developing Africa's mining sectors.

1. ASSEMBLY DECISION ON THE ACTION PLAN OF THE AFRICAN MINING
VISION:
TAKES NOTE of the Report of the AUC Commission of the 2nd AU Conference of
Ministers Responsible For Mineral Resources Development 2nd Ordinary Session
12-16 December 2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
ENDORSES the Action Plan for Implementing the Africa Mining Vision;
ALSO ENDORSES the ADDIS ABABA Declaration adopted by the 2nd
AU Conference
of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development;
REQUESTS the AUC and its agency NEPAD, in collaboration with REC's, UNECA and
AfDB to facilitate organizing of regional meetings in Africa to promote the
implementation of Action Plan of the Africa Mining Vision;
ALSO REQUESTS Member States, the RECs, UNECA, Private Sector institutions civil
society organizations, operators, development partners and other stakeholders, to take
necessary measures for the effective implementation of the Africa Mining Vision.
UNDERSCORES the importance of member states making available financial resources
at the national level for the operationalization of the Action Plan of the Africa Mining
Vision;
FURTHER CALLS on the AfDB, financial institutions of member states and other
relevant African and international institutions to assist in the mobilization of financial
resources for the Action Plan Of Africa’s Mining sectors development of mining sector in
Africa through, inter alia, appropriate financial instruments and mechanisms;
REQUESTS the AUC and its agency NEPAD in collaboration with REC’s, UNECA and
AfDB to submit to the Assembly every two years, progress reports on the implementation
of the Action Plan of the Africa Mining Vision.