Assembly/AU/Dec.667(XXX) Page 1 DECISION ON THE HOSTING OF THE AFRICAN MINERALS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Doc. EX.CL/1075(XXXII) The Assembly, 1. RECALLS Decision EX.CL/Dec.857(XXVI) of January 2015 on the establishment of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) as a Specialized Agency of the African Union to coordinate the implementation of the Africa Mining Vision that was adopted by Decision EX.CL/Dec.471(XIV) of the January 2009 Summit; 2. DECIDES that further consultations be undertaken and report to the next June/July 2018 Assembly Session; 3. CALLS UPON Member States to expedite the signature and ratification of the AMDC Statute; 4. APPRECIATES the success of the ongoing transition for the AMDC from UNECA to the Commission and REQUESTS the Commission to continue engaging partners on resource mobilization to ensure the sustainability of the AMDC. 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly, 28- 29 January 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia