What:            Opening Session of the Fifty-Second (52^nd) Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee

Highlights for journalists:

• Statements by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, and H.E. Amb. Willy Nyamitwe, Chairperson of AU Permanent Representative Committee & Ambassador of the Republic of Burundi to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
• Group photograph.
• Media interview.

When:​                        Wednesday, 3^rd June 2026

Time:             9H30am (EAT)

Where: Medium Conference Hall, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 

Why:  The PRC meeting will be addressed by various high-level delegates of the African Union. It marks the start of the 8^th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM) between the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities and the Regional Mechanisms scheduled to be held 24-27 June in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Journalists are invited to cover the opening session of the PRC meeting on Wednesday 3^rd June at 9H30am.

For further information please contact:

For media inquiries:

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke, Information and Communications Directorate; AU Commission Tel: 0911-630631; Email: molalett@africanunion.org

Mr. Gamal Eldin Ahmed A. Karrar | Senior Communication Officer | Information and Communication Directorate (ICD), African Union Commission | E-mail: GamalK@africa-union.org