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ANNOUNCEMENT TO JOURNALISTS

Online  Accreditation for the 16th AU Summit Available

The Division  of Communication and Information (DCI) hereby informs journalists that an  online accreditation facility for the coverage of the 16th African  Union Summit has been made available at the following link: http://au.int/en/summit/16thsummit/accreditation .
Journalists who are interested in covering the Summit are kindly  requested to urgently submit their online application for accreditation before January 15 2011.

Journalists should also note that all necessary arrangements will  be made to enable them work in a suitable environment. However, only  journalists who have been accredited will be allowed to cover the event and use  the facilities put in place to assist them.

Journalists are also reminded to note that there will be a dual accreditation  process for the summit. The African Union will issue the conference badges,  while the Ethiopian authorities will issue the security badge. Both badges are  required to gain entry into the premises of the Summit and the meeting rooms  for coverage of the official opening and closing sessions.

Further  information is available on:  http://au.int/en/summit/16thsummit

Those  who could not successfully submit their applications online should send them by  e-mail, by fax or via the post to:

Mrs. Rahel Akalewold,
  Division  of Communication and Information
  African  Union Commission
  Room  015
  PO  Box 3243
  Addis  Ababa, Ethiopia
  Fax: +25111551 1299
  E-mail: rahela@africa-union.org .

The 16th  Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union is scheduled to take  place from 24 – 31st January 2011, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Theme of Summit:

"Towards Greater  Unity and Integration through Shared Values"

Main Events:

1. 24-25 January 2011:          21st Session  of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC);
2. 27 - 28 January 2011:        18th Session of  the Executive Council;
3. 30 - 31 January 2011:       16th Ordinary Session of the  Assembly of the African Union.

Venues:

The 21st Session of the PRC and the  18th Session of Executive Council will take place at the African  Union Headquarters, while the 16th  Assembly of Heads of State and Government will  be held at the Conference Center of United Nations  Economic Commission for Africa (UNCC - ECA).

Journalists  wishing to interview the leadership of the AU Commission during the summit  should submit their requests to Mrs Esther Azaa Tankou on: Tel: +251  911 36 11 85  E-mail: YambouE@africa-union.org 

For more information, please consult:  http://au.int/en/summit/16thsummit