• • • • Law for AU Member States on Access to Information; The African Union Commission to take forward this Declaration by (1) proposing to the next AU summit in January 2012 to adopt 28 September as African “Right to Information Day”; and (2) initiate an Experts Group to develop further instruments on access to information; The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to endorse this Declaration; All African Union bodies to promote the respect of the principles in this Declaration by national governments and provide assistance in implementing them; The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) to adopt the revised African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), which includes transparency and access to information; The African Union should develop and implement internal policies on access to information held by AU bodies based on this Declaration. • • • Community (SADC) to revise the Protocol on Culture, Information and Sport to include principles on access to information; Inter-governmental Agency on Development (IGAD) to develop and adopt a Protocol on access to information based on this Declaration; The East African Community (EAC) to develop and adopt a Protocol on access to informationbased on this Declaration; The African Development Bank (ADB) to adopt a revised public access policy based on the Transparency Charter for International Financial Institutions. Other African Regional Organizations and Institutions: • All Regional Economic Communities (RECs) should develop internal policies on access to information held by those bodies based on this Declaration; • ECOWAS to review and adopt the Supplementary Act for a Uniform Legal Framework on Freedom of Expression and Right to Information in West Africa; • The Southern African Development National Governments of AU member states to: • Adopt or revise existing comprehensive laws on access to information in line with the principles in this Declaration and the proposed AU Model Law, and fully implement them; • Harmonise legal frameworks to ensure access to information including repealing or revising antiquated laws which restrict access and ensuring that new laws are compatible with the ATI principles; • Engage with civil society and other stakeholders to ensure widespread information demand and effective implementation of laws and policies to advance access to information by all persons, especially marginalised groups. • Join and implement multi-stakeholder efforts including the Extrac- 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\" •