Page "New Partnership for Africa's Development" Paragraph 5

In July 2002, the Durban AU summit supplemented NEPAD with a Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance.

According to the Declaration, states participating in NEPAD ‘ believe in just, honest, transparent, accountable and participatory government and probity in public life ’.

Accordingly, they ‘ undertake to work with renewed determination to enforce ’, among other things, the rule of law ; the equality of all citizens before the law ; individual and collective freedoms ; the right to participate in free, credible and democratic political processes ; and adherence to the separation of powers, including protection for the independence of the judiciary and the effectiveness of parliaments.