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MEDIA ADVISORY/ 26TH AU SUMMIT
31ST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (PRC)
Theme: “2016: African Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the Rights of Women”.
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: Thursday 21 to Saturday 23 January 2016
Where: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Who: Organised by the African Union Commission (AUC)
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST
ALL MEDIA PERSONNEL, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF REVISED REGULATIONS ON ACCREDITATION FOR THE AU SUMMIT.
Media are advised to keep checking with this advisory note for any further updates
MEDIA ADVISORY NOTE
FOR THE
26TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION
ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA
21-31 JANUARY 2016
THEME OF THE SUMMIT
“ 2016: African Year of Human Rights, with particular focus on the Rights of Women”
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT/ 26th AU SUMMIT
Media representatives are kindly informed that the 26th African Union Summit is scheduled to take place from the 21st to the 31st of January 2016, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The theme of the Summit is: “ 2016: African Year of Human Rights with particular focus on the Rights of Women”
Specific dates for the meetings of the different AU organs and decision-making bodies during the Summit will be as follows:
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT/ 26th AU SUMMIT
21st to 31st January 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ONLINE ACCREDITATION FOR JOURNALISTS NOW AVAILABLE
The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that, the online accreditation process for journalists and media coverage of the 26th AU Summit, scheduled to take place from the 21st to the 31stJanuary 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has been launched on the AU website: www.au.int.
Your Excellency President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal and Chairperson of ECOWAS
Your Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and our gracious host of the Summit
Excellencies, Heads of State and Government and Leaders of Delegations of Economic Community of West African States
Excellency, Mr. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, President of the ECOWAS Commission
Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UNSG for West Africa
Excellencies, Heads of Institutions and Commissioners of ECOWAS
OPENING STATEMENT BY HONOURABLE JUSTICE BEN KIOKO, JUDGE OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS.
16 – 18 December, 2015
Midrand, South Africa
