African Charter on values and principles of public service and administration

Abstract

The Member States of the African Union (AU);

Reiterating their political commitment to strengthen professionalism and ethics in public service in Africa;

Determined to promote the values and principles of democracy, good governance, human rights and the right to development;

Cognisant of the mandate of the Public Service and Administration to protect the fundamental values of public service and promote an administrative culture based on respect for the rights of the user;

Committed to promoting the values and principles governing the organisation of Public Service and Administration;

Conscious of the need to maintain legitimacy of the public service and adapt African public services to evolving needs on the continent;

Reaffirming their collective desire to strive tirelessly for the modernisation, improvement and entrenchment of new values of governance in public service; (...)