It also brought six regional NGO representatives to Libreville. The private sector fared a little better. Mauritius had taken the unique step to include a sizeable representation into its delegation. It also pleaded for a reference to the role of the private sector in ACP development and for the creation of an ACP Business Forum. Both proposals made it into the Libreville Declaration through the support of some other delegations.
Organization pays So organization pays.
In fact that may be the news from Libreville. The Mauritian private sector organized itself, came with a clear proposal, that made its way into the final Declaration. It thereby saved the Declaration from possible critique that the private sector had not been heard in Libreville. During the Summit, though, they had a chance to meet with each other, with country delegations and with observers. States may still wish to play the game according to the old rules - new actors are ready to change them.