What: Meeting of the Executive Council of the African Union

1. H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat- Chairperson of the African Union Commission
2. Representative of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
3. H.E Aisatta Tall Sall, Chairperson of the Executive Council
4. Group photo

Where: Sipopo International Conference Centre, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

When: 25^th May 2022 starting at 09:30 CAT (11:30EAT)

Why: The Executive Council will prepare documents for the Assembly meetings for two extraordinary summits of the AU to be held from the 27^th to the 28^th, i.e. the Extraordinary Humanitarian Summit and Pledging Conference on 27th May; and the Extraordinary Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes in Africa on 28th May.

It will consider the agendas of the two summits, and the Assembly Declaration of the Extraordinary Summit and Pledging Conference, as well as the Malabo Declaration on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Africa.

The meeting will also hear the report of the Chairperson on terrorism and unconstitutional changes of government in Africa.

Who: The Executive Council works in support of the African Union (AU) Assembly and is responsible to the Assembly. All Member States participate in the Executive Council, usually at foreign minister level. It is mandated to coordinate and take decisions on policies in areas of common interest to Member States, consider issues referred to it and monitor the implementation of Assembly policies.

Journalists are invited to attend the opening session of the Executive Council at 09:30 CAT

For further information, please contact:

Mrs. Wynne Musabayana | Head of Communication | Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission |Tel: +251 115 517 700 | E-mail: MusabayanaW@africa-union.org 

Doreen Apollos | Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission | Tel: +251 115 517 700 | E-mail: ApollosD@africa-union.org l | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.