EX.CL/Dec.1037(XXXIV) Page 1 DECISION ON THE HIGH-LEVEL PANEL’S REPORT FOR ASSESSING CANDIDATE COUNTRIES TO HOST THE AFRICAN SPACE AGENCY Doc. EX.CL/1118(XXXIV) The Executive Council, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Commission on the High-Level Panel’s Report for Assessing Candidate Countries to Host the African Space Agency; 2. RECALLS Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.589(XXVI) of January 2016, adopting the African Space Policy and Strategy and Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.676 (XXX) of January 2018 adopting the Statute of African Space Agency; 3. COMMENDS the Panel for carrying out a transparent and sound technical assessment; 4. DECIDES that the African Space Agency will be hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt; 5. CALLS UPON the RECs and all development partners to support the operationalization of the African Space Agency. 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, 7- 8 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia