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2. Colonized or oppressed peoples shall have the right to free themselves from the bonds of domination
by resorting to any means recognized by the international community.
3. All peoples shall have the right to the assistance of the States parties to the present Charter in their
liberation struggle against foreign domination, be it political, economic or cultural.
Article 21
1. All peoples shall freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources. This right shall be exercised in
the exclusive interest of the people. In no case shall a people be deprived of it.
2. in case of spoliation the dispossessed people shall have the right to the lawful recovery of its property
as well as to an adequate compensation.
3. The free disposal of wealth and natural resources shall be exercised without prejudice to the
obligation of promoting international economic co-operation based on mutual respect, equitable
exchange and the principles of international law.
4. States parties to the present Charter shall individually and collectively exercise the right to free
disposal of their wealth and natural resources with a view strengthening African unity and solidarity.
5. States parties to the present Charter shall undertake to eliminate all forms of foreign economic
exploitation particularly that practised by international monopolies so as to enable their peoples to fully
benefit from the advantages derived from their national resources.
Article 22
1. All peoples shall have the right to their economic, social and cultural development with due regard to
their freedom and identity and in the equal enjoyment of the common heritage of mankind.
2. States shall have the duty, individually or collectively, to ensure the exercise of the right to
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