common posit defin council basi articl treati european union human right democrat principl rule law good govern africa cfsp council european union regard treati european union articl thereof articl treati european union object common foreign secur polici develop consolid democraci rule law respect human right fundament freedom council repres member state meet council adopt resolut human right democraci develop novemb articl fourth acp ec convent sign lomé decemb revis agreement sign mauritiu novemb work undertaken commun member state framework acp ec cooper account human dimens base respect human right democrat principl rule law good govern articl common posit cfsp conflict prevent resolut africa adopt june council note accord relev procedur step ensur coordin effort european commun member state develop cooper support human right democraci rule law good govern human right univers indivis interdepend intrins link defin common posit articl object union work partnership african countri promot respect human right democrat principl rule law good govern approach serv framework action member state aim common posit contribut coher extern union activ africa includ polici respons union recognis democratis process assist support intern commun includ union african countri successfulli introduc reform recent year improv abil individu enjoi human right democrat process articl union fulli recognis sovereign state establish constitut arrang institut administr structur histori cultur tradit social ethnic composit framework union commit encourag support ongo democratis process africa basi respect principl protect human right civil polit social econom cultur respect basic democrat principl includ choos chang leader free fair elect separ legisl execut judici power guarante freedom express inform associ polit organis rule law permit citizen defend right impli legisl judici power give full effect human right fundament freedom fair access independ judici system good govern includ transpar account manag countri resourc purpos equit sustain develop articl decid polici individu countri union account point departur direct pace chang polici commit respect govern union give high prioriti posit construct approach encourag human right democrat principl rule law good govern union work govern civil societi basi partnership cooper increas support african countri posit place govern concern engag promot posit chang neg union respons revers develop basi principl laid resolut adopt novemb articl council note commiss intend direct action achiev object prioriti common posit pertin commun measur articl union activ implement common posit review monthli basi articl common posit effect dai adopt articl common posit publish offici journal brussel council presid cook oj