Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 18 November 2018- The 11th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Summit, focusing on institutional reform of the African Union, was held in Addis Ababa from 5th to 18th November 2018. It started with a meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee from 5-7 November, followed by the meeting of the Executive Council from 14th to 15th November. From 17th to 18th November, the AU’s apex decision making body, the Assembly, held its meeting.

The following is a summary of decisions made on the main issues.

PRESS RELEASE
11th AU EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT

Reform of the African Union: Head of the AU Reform Unit explains the issues

Addis Ababa, 16 November 2018 - The African Union (AU) is holding its 11th Extraordinary Summit, focusing on reform of the African Union. To explain issues and some of the notable milestones to date, the Head of the Reform and Implementation Unit Professor Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo held a press conference at the AU headquarters on 15th November.

Je voudrais commencer par remercier le Président Paul Kagame et le Premier ministre Abiy Ahmed pour avoir accepté d’honorer de leur présence cet événement. En se joignant à nous, ils apportent une démonstration de plus de leur engagement personnel et, plus généralement, de celui de nos dirigeants à tout faire pour tirer parti des innovations technologiques au service du développement du continent.