Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he is attending the 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.
The summit, scheduled to take place on Sunday in Addis Ababa coincides with the historic 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union.
The meeting will also be the 24th Special Assembly of the African Union.
Zuma will take part in activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary under the theme, Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance.
The year 2013 is dedicated to the celebration of the founding of the OAU on 25 May 1963.
The summit is expected to review key interventions on peace and security, the implementation of NEPAD projects, the African Peer Review Mechanism, the Third Strategic Plan of the AU Commission and the AU Budget for 2014.
It is also expected to take stock of the challenges and achievements of the organisation over the past 50 years, and to look at a conceptual framework for Vision 2063 – a view of Africa in the next 50 years.
President Zuma will be supported by the Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane; Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula; State Security Siyabonga Cwele, and the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo. – SAnews.gov.za
