MEDIA ADVISORY – PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

Arrival of His Excellency, Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South Africa and Head of the AUEOM to the Republic of Kenya

Kenya, Nairobi, 3rd August 2017: His Excellency, Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South Africa will arrive Nairobi on the 3rd of August 2017 to lead the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the general elections in Kenya, which are scheduled to take place on the 8th of August.

Media representatives are invited for a photo opportunity with H.E Thabo Mbeki on the 4th of August at 9:00 am at Crowne Plaza Hotel, CHINIA Hall.

The AUEOM comprises of 90 Short Term Observers (STOs) and 14 Long Term Observers (LTOs) drawn from the Pan-African Parliament, African Ambassadors to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Election Management Bodies (EMBs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Think Tanks and the Academia from various African countries. The LTOs are deployed from 3 July – 26 August 2017 while the STOs are deployed from 28 July – 14 August 2017.

For more information, contact:

Mr. Samuel Atuobi, Senior Political/Elections Officer Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit Department of Political Affairs
Email: Atuobis@africa-union.org

Media Contact :

Ms. Afrah Thabit, Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission E-mail: Thabitma@africa-union.org : Cell: 0714880868

For further information:

Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I DIC@africa- union.org I www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

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