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1 DURING THE PERIOD OF THE JUNE/JULY 2017 ADDIS ABABA, As at 29 June 2017 AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND PARALLEL EVENTS From 14 June to 4 July 2017 AU STATUTORY MEETINGS (1) THIRTY FOURTH (34 TH ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (PRC) : June 2017 Medium Conf. Hall, NCC N.B. the preparatory meetings will be held from 14 June to 23 June 2017 (2) 4 TH HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN S EMPOWERMENT (4 TH HLP ON GEWE) (3) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON AGENDA 2063 (4) THIRTY FIRST (31 ST ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (5) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON AFRICAN CANDIDATURES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM (6) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS : 29 June 1 July June - 1July: Plenary Hall, OCC - 29 June 1 July: Multipurpose Hall, NCC : 29 June hrs. Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC : 30 June 1 July 2017 Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC : 30 June hrs. Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC : 30 June hrs. Small Conf. Hall 2, NCC (7) MEETING OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON LIBYA : 2 July hrs. 1

2 Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC (8) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN (C10) ON THE UNITED NATIONS REFORMS (9) 6 TH MEETING OF THE HIGH LEVEL AFRICAN TRADE COMMITTEE (HATC) (10) BRIEFING ON SOMALIA TO HEADS OF STATE OF TROOP AND POLICE CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES TO THE AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SOMALIA (AMISOM) (11) TWENTY NINTH (29 TH ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE : 2 July hrs. Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC : 2 July hrs. Small Conf. Hall 2, NCC : 3 July hrs Tbd : 3-4 July 2017 Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC 2

3 SIDE EVENTS (1) ROUNDTABLE ON THE THEME OF THE YEAR : TBD Conf. Hall (2) LUNCH OFFERED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (3) RECEPTION HOSTED BY H.E. DR WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFTHE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF (4) MEETINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN FIRST LADIES AGAINST HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) (5) MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MEMBER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS (UNAFRI) (6) EXPERTS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (AREI) (7) DONATION OF CHEQUE BY H.E. PRESIDENT R. G. MUGABE TO THE AFRICAN UNION FOUNDATION : 30 June hrs. Africa House : 30 June hrs. TBD : 30 June - 4 July 2017 [Gen. Assembly on 3 and 4 July 2017 ] - Committee Room 1, OCC, 30 June to 1July - Committee Room 2, OCC, 2 July - Plenary Hall, OCC, 3-4 July - Garden Court, 3-4 July : 1 July hrs. Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC : 2 July hrs. Committee Room 2, OCC : 3 July hrs Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC (8) LAUNCHING OF THE ROAD SHOW FOR DOT AFRICA : 3 July hrs Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC (9) ANNUAL AU GENDER SCORE CARD (AGS) : 3 July hrs Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC 3

4 (10) AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA) WORKING LUNCH : 3 July hrs Multipurpose Hall, NCC (11) LAUNCHING OF THE NEWSLETTER OF THE JUDGMENTS OF THE HIGH MILITARY COURT ON THE REPRESSION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) (12) SUMMIT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (AREI) (13) DINNER HOSTED BY H.E. HAILEMARIAM DESALEGN, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF (14) SEMINAR ON CARRYING FORWARD THE LEGACY OF THE EXTRAORDINARY AFRICAN CHAMBERS: AN AFRICAN SOLUTION TO AN AFRICAN PROBLEM (15) LUNCH OFFERED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION : 3 July hrs Small Conf. Hall 2, NCC 3 July hrs. Small Conf. Hall 3, NCC : 3 July hrs TBD : 3-4 July hrs. Committee Room 1, OCC : 4 July hrs. Multipurpose Hall 4

5 STATUTORY MEETINGS (1) THIRTY FOURTH (34 TH ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (PRC) June 2017 Venue: Medium Conference Hall, NCC 27 June :30 hrs. : Opening Ceremony - Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the Permanent representatives Committee (PRC) - Welcome remarks by the Chairperson of the Commission - Group Photo for Ambassadors, PRC Members together with Members of the Commission 10:30 13:00 hrs. : Closed Session 13:30 15:00 hrs. : Lunch break 15:00 18:00 hrs. : Closed Session 28 June :00 13:00 hrs. : Closed Session 13:00 15:00 hrs. : Lunch Break 15:00 18:00 hrs. : Closed Session 29 June :00 17:00 hrs. : Adoption of the report of the PRC 18:00 18:15 hrs. : Closing

6 STATUTORY MEETINGS (2) 4 TH HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN S EMPOWERMENT (4 TH HLP ON GEWE) 29 June 1 July June th High Level Panel on GEWE (Plenary Hall, OCC) 30 June 2017 : 4 th High Level Panel on GEWE (Plenary Hall, OCC) : Briefing Session on Investing in Girls and Women s Education (co-hosted with AU/HRST-CIEFFA) (Multipurpose Hall, NCC) : Cocktail and launch of two booklets developed by the Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security in partnership with UN Women (Multipurpose Hall, NCC) 1 July 2017 : Consultation meeting on the New AU Gender Strategy and Evaluation of the 2009 AU Gender Policy (Plenary Hall, OCC) N.B. Programme to be circulated by the Women, Gender and Development Directorate 6

7 STATUTORY MEETINGS (3) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON AGENDA June 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC 29 June hrs Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Agenda 2063 N.B. Final programme to be provided by the SPPMERM Directorate The members of the Ministerial Committee are: 1. Algeria 2. Burkina Faso 3. Cameroon 4. Chad 5. Guinea 6. Namibia 7. Rwanda 8. Chief Executives of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) 9. Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) 10. Chief Executive Officer of the NEPAD Agency (NPCA) 11. President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) 12. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) 7

8 STATUTORY MEETINGS (4) THIRTY FIRST (31 ST ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 30 June 1 July 2017 Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC 30 June hrs. : Opening Ceremony - Welcome Remarks by the Chairperson of the Executive Council (5 minutes) - Statement by the Chairperson of the AU Commission (5 minutes) - Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the UNECA (5 minutes) - Opening statement by the Chairperson of the Executive Council (5 minutes) - Group Photo for Ministers, together with Members of the Commission (10 minutes) hrs. Adoption of the Agenda and Organization of Work hrs. Working Session hrs. Lunch offered by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (Africa House) hrs. Working Session hrs. Reception hosted by H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( ) 1 July hrs. Working Session 8

9 hrs. Lunch Break hrs. Working Session and end of discussions 2 July hrs. - Adoption of the Decisions and Declarations of the Executive Council - Consideration of the Draft Agenda of the Assembly and the Draft Decisions and Declarations of the Assembly 9

10 STATUTORY MEETINGS (5) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON AFRICAN CANDIDATURES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM 30 June 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC 30 June hrs. : Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on African Candidatures in the International System The members of the Committee are: Bureau: - Sierra Leone (Chairperson) - Egypt (1 st Vice Chairperson) - Central (2 nd Vice Chairperson) - Eritrea Eq. Guinea(3 rd Vice Chairperson) - Angola (Rapporteur) Membership: - Central: Congo, Gabon and Eq. Guinea; - East: Eritrea, Rwanda and Tanzania; - North: Egypt and Libya; - South: Angola, Malawi and Lesotho; - West: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo. 10

11 STATUTORY MEETINGS (6) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS 30 June 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 2, NCC 30 June hrs. : Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Scale of Assessment and Contributions The members of the Ministerial Committee are: 1. Algeria (Chairperson) 2. Angola, Botswana (Southern Africa) 3. Burundi, Cameroon (Central Africa) 4. Mauritius, Sudan (East Africa) 5. Ghana, Senegal (West Africa) 6. Algeria, Egypt (North Africa) 11

12 STATUTORY MEETINGS (7) MEETING OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON LIBYA 2 July 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC 2 July :00 18:00 hrs. : Meeting of the High Level Committee on Libya 12

13 STATUTORY MEETINGS (8) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN (C10) ON THE UNITED NATIONS REFORMS 2 July 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC 2 July :00 19:00 hrs. : Meeting of the C10 on the UN Reforms The members of the Committee are: South East West North Central Namibia Zambia Uganda Kenya Sierra Leone (Chair) Senegal Algeria Libya Congo Equatorial Guinea 13

14 STATUTORY MEETINGS (9) 6 TH MEETING OF THE HIGH LEVEL AFRICAN TRADE COMMITTEE (HATC) 2 July 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 2, NCC 2 July hrs. : 6 th Meeting of the HATC N.B. Programme to be circulated by the Trade and Industry Department The Members of the HATC are: 1. Madagascar (Chair of COMESA) 2. Uganda (Chair of EAC) 3. Swaziland (Chair of SADC) 4. Chad (Chair of ECCAS) 5. Ethiopia (Chair of IGAD) 6. Togo (Chair of ECOWAS) 7. Chad (Chair of CENSAD) 8. Libya (Chair of AMU) 9. Chief Executives of RECs (8) 10. AU Chairperson 14

15 STATUTORY MEETINGS (10) BRIEFING ON SOMALIA TO HEADS OF STATE OF TROOP AND POLICE CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES TO THE AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SOMALIA (AMISOM) 3 July 2017 Venue: TBD 3 July hrs. : Briefing on Somalia to Heads of State of Troop and Police Contributing Countries to the African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM) N.B. Programme to be circulated by the Peace and Security Department The meeting is expected to be attended by: 1. Burundi 2. Djibouti 3. Ethiopia 4. Kenya 5. Nigeria 6. Uganda 15

16 STATUTORY MEETINGS (11) TWENTY NINTH (29 TH ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE * 3 4 July2017 Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC Monday 3 July hrs GROUP PHOTO hrs CLOSED SESSION (Medium Conf. Hall, NCC) (1+4, Heads of AU Organs and CEOs of RECs) hrs (i) Adoption of the Agenda hrs (ii) Organization of work hrs hrs (iii) REPORT OF H.E PAUL KAGAME, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND LEADER OF THE INSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF THE AU ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION ASSEMBLY/AU/DEC/635(XXVIII) (15 minutes) Debate (60 minutes) * Arrangements will be made by the Commission throughout the Session for the signing of the AU Treaties by Heads of State and Government 16

17 hrs I. OPENING CEREMONY H.E. Mr. Alpha Conde, President of the Republic of Guinea and Chairman of the African Union, declares the beginning of the Session (5 minutes) AU Anthem by the AUC Choir (5 minutes) Statement by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (5 minutes) Statement by H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (5 minutes) Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union (10 minutes) Donation of Cheque by H.E. Mr. R. G. Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, to the African Union (AU) Foundation (5 minutes) Launching of the Road Show for Dot Africa (5 minutes) Annual AU Gender Score Card (AGS) (5 minutes) End of the official Opening Ceremony hrs II. THEME OF THE SUMMIT: HARNESSING THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN THE YOUTH (i) Presentation and Moderation of the Theme of the Summit by H.E. Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, Leader on the AU Theme of the Year 2017 (10 minutes) (ii) Assembly Debate (65 minutes) hrs AWA WORKING LUNCH hrs CLOSED SESSION III. REPORTS ON PEACE AND SECURITY: (i) CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL ON ITS ACTIVITIES AND THE STATE OF PEACE AND SECURITY IN AFRICA 17

18 (ii) (iii) (iv) CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER ROADMAP OF PRACTICAL STEPS TO SILENCE THE GUNS IN AFRICA BY THE YEAR 2020 REPORT OF H.E. MR. ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA, PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA, LEADER ON THE THORNY ISSUE OF COMBATTING TERRORISM AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN AFRICA REPORT OF H.E. MR. DENIS SASSOU NGUESSO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND LEADER OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON LIBYA hrs DINNER HOSTED BY H.E. MR. HAILEMARIAM DESALEGN, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ( ) Tuesday 4 July hrs. CLOSED SESSION IV. REPORTS OF THE LEADERS AND REPORTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA 2063: (i) (ii) REPORT OF H.E. MR. MAHAMADOU ISSOUFOU, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER AND LEADER OF CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (CFTA) ISSUES (5 minutes) REPORT OF H.E. MR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE, LEADER OF THE REFORM OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN (C10) (5 minutes) (iii) REPORT OF H.E. MR. EDGAR LUNGU, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA, LEADER ON ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE IN AFRICA (5 minutes) 18

19 (iv) (v) REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA 2063 (5 minutes) REPORT OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA 2063 (5 minutes) V. ADOPTION OF THE 2018 BUDGET OF THE AFRICAN UNION (15 minutes) hrs LUNCH OFFERED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (Multipurpose Hall, NCC) hrs CLOSED SESSION VI. APPOINTMENTS: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) TWO (2) MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION (1) Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology (2) Commissioner for Economic Affairs FOUR (4) MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ON CORRUPTION FOUR (4) MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS (ACHPR) SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION VII. DATE AND VENUE OF THE 30 TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE 32 ND ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL VIII. DATE AND VENUE OF THE 31 ST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE 33 RD ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (OFFER BY THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA) IX. ADOPTION OF DECISIONS OF THE 29 TH ORDINARY 19

20 SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION X. ANY OTHER BUSINESS hrs OPEN SESSION XI. CLOSING CEREMONY Vote of Thanks by a Head of State (5 minutes) Closing Statement by the Chairperson of the Union (10 minutes) AU Anthem (5 minutes) XII. PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE UNION AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION (for the Media) 20

21 SIDE EVENTS (1) ROUNDTABLE ON THE THEME OF THE YEAR June 2017 Venue: June hrs Roundtable on the Theme of the Year N.B. Final programme to be provided by the HRST Department 21

22 SIDE EVENTS (2) LUNCH OFFERED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION 30 June 2017 Venue: Africa House 30 June hrs. : Lunch 22

23 SIDE EVENTS (3) RECEPTION HOSTED BY H.E. DR WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFTHE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF 30 June 2017 Venue: TBD 30 June hrs. : Reception 23

24 SIDE EVENTS (4) MEETINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN FIRST LADIES AGAINST HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) 30 June 4 July June 1 July hrs. : Technical Advisers (TA) Meeting (CR1, OCC) 2 July hrs. : Steering Committee (SC) Meeting (CR2, OCC) 3 July hrs hrs : 19 th Ordinary General Assembly (GA) Closed Session (Plenary Hall, OCC) 4 July hrs : 19 th Ordinary General Assembly (GA) Open Session (Plenary Hall, OCC) 24

25 SIDE EVENTS (5) MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MEMBER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS (UNAFRI) 1 July 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 1, NCC 1 July hrs. : Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Member States of the UNAFRI N.B. Final programme to be provided by the Embassy of Uganda The Member States of UNAFRI are: 1. Burkina Faso 2. Burundi 3. Cameroon 4. Congo 5. Democratic Republic of Congo 6. Egypt 7. Equatorial Guinea 8. The Gambia 9. Ghana 10. Guinea 11. Kenya 12. Libya 13. Malawi 25

26 14. Morocco 15. Mozambique 16. Niger 17. Nigeria 18. Rwanda 19. Senegal 20. Seychelles 21. Sierra Leone 22. Somalia 23. Sudan 24. Tanzania 25. Togo 26. Tunisia 27. Uganda 28. Zambia 29. Zimbabwe 26

27 SIDE EVENTS (6) EXPERTS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (AREI) 2 July 2017 Venue: Committee Room 2, OCC 2 July hrs. : Experts Meeting of the Board of Directors for the AREI N.B. Final programme to be provided by the Infrastructure and Energy Department

28 SIDE EVENTS (7) DONATION OF CHEQUE BY H.E. PRESIDENT R. G. MUGABE TO THE AFRICAN UNION FOUNDATION 3 July 2017 Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC 3 July hrs. : Donation of Cheque by H.E. President R. G. Mugabe to the AU Foundation 28

29 SIDE EVENTS (8) LAUNCHING OF THE ROAD SHOW FOR DOT AFRICA 3 July 2017 Venue: TBC 3 July hrs. Launching of the Road Show for Dot Africa N.B. Final programme to be provided by the Infrastructure and Energy Department 29

30 SIDE EVENTS (9) ANNUAL AU GENDER SCORE CARD (AGS) 3 July 2017 Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, NCC 3 July hrs. Annual AU Gender Score Card (AGS) N.B. Programme to be circulated by the Women, Gender and Development Directorate 30

31 SIDE EVENTS (10) AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA) WORKING LUNCH 3 July 2017 Venue: Multipurpose Hall, NCC 3 July hrs. : AWA Working Lunch 31

32 SIDE EVENTS (11) LAUNCHING OF THE NEWSLETTER OF THE JUDGMENTS OF THE HIGH MILITARY COURT ON THE REPRESSION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) 3 July 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 2, NCC 3 July hrs. : Launching of the Newsletter of the Judgments of the High Military Court on the Repression of Sexual Violence in the DRC N.B. Programme to be circulated by the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo

33 SIDE EVENTS (12) SUMMIT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (AREI) 3 July 2017 Venue: Small Conf. Hall 3, NCC 3 July hrs. : Summit of the Board of Directors for the AREI N.B. Final programme to be provided by the Infrastructure and Energy Department The members of the Board are: 1. President of Kenya 2. President of Egypt 3. President of Chad 4. President of Namibia 5. President of Guinea 6. Chairperson of the AU Commission 7. President of the African Development Bank 8. Non regional member (TBD) 9. Non regional member (TBD)

34 SIDE EVENTS (13) DINNER HOSTED BY H.E. MR. HAILEMARIAM DESALEGN, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF 3 July 2017 Venue: July hrs. : Dinner

35 SIDE EVENTS (14) SEMINAR ON CARRYING FORWARD THE LEGACY OF THE EXTRAORDINARY AFRICAN CHAMBERS: AN AFRICAN SOLUTION TO AN AFRICAN PROBLEM 3-4 July 2017 Venue: Committee Room 1, OCC 3-4 July hrs. : Seminar on carrying forward the legacy of the Extraordinary African Chambers N.B. Programme to be circulated by AFLA 35

36 SIDE EVENTS (15) LUNCH OFFERED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION 4 July 2017 Venue: Multipurpose Hall, NCC 4 July hrs. : Lunch 36

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