Assembly/AU/Dec.671(XXX) Page 1 DECISION ON THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT AS AFRICAN CHAMPIONS OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Doc. Assembly/AU/11(XXX) The Assembly, 1. RECALLS Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.572 (XXV) establishing a Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government as African champions of Education, Science and Technology; 2. TAKES NOTE of the Report presented by H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and ENDORSES the recommendations therein; 3. CONGRATULATES H.E. President Macky Sall, as the first Chairperson, and ENDORSES H.E. Beji Caïd Essebsi, President of the Republic of Tunisia as the first Vice-Chairperson, and H.E Peter Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi as the second Vice-Chairperson of the Committee of Ten; 4. REITERATES the core value of Education, Science and Technology as a formidable tool for achieving Agenda 2063, the Africa We Want, of a people driven inclusive prosperity, peace and integration; 5. FURTHER REITERATES the need to enhance investments in Education, Science and Technology as pillars for harnessing demographic dividends; 6. ENDORSES the list of ten Heads of State and Government as the first team of ten champions for Africa’s Education, Science and Technology: Northern Africa •Egypt •Tunisia Central Africa •Chad •Gabon West Africa •Senegal •Sierra Leone East Africa •Kenya •Mauritius Southern Africa •Malawi •Namibia 7. COMMENDS the ten Heads of State and Government for accepting this important responsibility; 8. FURTHER COMMENDS the Republic of Malawi for offering to host the first Education Summit of the Committee of Ten. 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly, 28- 29 January 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia