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Zambia signs 5 AU legal instruments

Xinhua, July 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Zambia has signed five legal instruments with the African Union (AU) signifying the country's effectiveness in the organization, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.

The southern African nation signed the legal instruments on the sidelines on the AU Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Among the instruments signed include the Road Safety Charter and the Statute of the African Minerals Development.

Others are the Protocol on the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Older Persons, the Protocol on the Establishment of the African Monetary Fund and the African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation under the Niamey Convention.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba, who signed on behalf of the country, said the signing of the instruments made Zambia work closely with other member states to ensure the signed instruments contributed to Africa's development, according to the statement.

Meanwhile, the Zambian government has hailed the introduction of the first-ever African e-Passport.

He said the introduction of the e-Passport would help liberate Africa from artificial boundaries, while promoting trade and free movement of Africans in their quest to raise income.

The launch of the e-Passport was announced by AU Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

The first group of beneficiaries of the e-Passport will include AU heads of State and Government, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and permanent representatives of AU member states based at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Endit