The 32nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) opened today in Addis Ababa at the AU Headquarters.
The two-day meeting brought together all the ministers for foreign Affairs of the 55 African Union Member States based in Addis Ababa, as well as AU officials.
The Executive Council will consider the draft agenda including the draft decisions and declarations of the Assembly with appropriate recommendations for consideration by the Assembly of the AU Heads of State and Government, scheduled to take place from 28-29 January 2018.
The ministers will convene to deliberate on the different items on their agenda, including the consideration of the report of the PRC; the annual report of the Chairperson of the Commission and the report on the implementation of the Assembly Declaration including that on the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM); the implementation Agenda 2063; the African Candidatures in the International System; the progress report on the International Criminal Court (ICC), among others.
High moments during the Executive Council will feature the election and appointment of the 10 members of the Peace and Security Council; and that of 1 Member of the Advisory Board on Corruption; and election of two 2 Members of the Pan-African University Council.
According to a press release issued by the African Union, the meeting of the Executive Council will officially end on Friday 26 January 2018.
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