PROGRAMME OF EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE 11 th EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION 14 18 NOVEMBER 2018 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND SIDE EVENTS FROM 14 TO 18 NOVEMBER 2018 AU STATUTORY MEETINGS Rev.2 (1) PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (2) TWENTIEH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (3) ELEVENTH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION : 5 7 November 2018 Medium Conference Hall (AUCC) 14 15 November 2018 Nelson Mandela Hall (AUCC) : 17 18 November 2018 Nelson Mandela Hall (AUCC) 1
SIDE EVENTS (1) RECEPTION HOSTED BY H.E DR. WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA : 14 November 2018 18.30 20.30 hrs Sheraton Hotel (2) OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE PEACE FUND BCP (3) DINNER HOSTED BY H.E DR. ABIY AHMED, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 17 November 2018 17.00 18.30 hrs MULTIPURPOSE HALL (AUCC) : 17 November 2018 19.00 21.00 hrs NATIONAL PALACE (4) HIGH-LEVEL BREAKFAST MEETING: AU-ECA SIDE EVENT ON DIGITAL ID FOR SDGs AND AGENDA 2063 DTI : 18 November 2018 07.30 09.30 hrs SHERATON HOTEL 2
AU STATUTORY MEETINGS PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE TWENTIETH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 14 15 NOVEMBER 2018 Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, AUCC Wednesday 14 November 2018 08h00 09h00 Coffee/Tea OPEN SESSION 09h00 09h10 OPENING SESSION H.E Dr Richard Sezibera, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the Executive Council, calls the Session to order Statement by H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (5 Minutes) Opening Remarks by H.E Dr Richard Sezibera, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the Executive Council. (5 Minutes) 09h10-09h20 GROUP PHOTO (Members of the Executive Council and Heads of Delegation, Members of the Commission, Executive Secretaries of RECs, Heads of Organs and Head of the Reform Implementation Unit) CLOSED SESSION 09h20 09h30 ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT AGENDA AND WORK PROGRAMME 3
09h30 10h30 UPDATE ON THE AU INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION (10 Minutes) 10h30 13h00 CONSIDERATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT OF THE PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS (Report Presented by the Chairperson of the PRC 20 Minutes): (i) Proposals on the Reform of the AU Commission based on the outcomes of the 6th Retreat of the Executive Council held on 12 and 13 September 2018: Structure and Portfolio of the Senior Leadership of the Commission Selection of the Senior Leadership of the Commission Termination of the Appointments of the Senior Leadership of the Commission Financial and Administrative Reforms including Performance Management 13h00 15h00 LUNCH (MULTIPURPOSE HALL - AUCC) 15h00 16h00 MANDATE OF THE AU DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (AUDA) (Assembly/AU/Dec.691(XXXI) 4
16h00 17h00 DIVISION OF LABOUR BETWEEN THE AFRICAN UNION, RECs AND REGIONAL MECHANISMS, MEMBER STATES AND CONTINENTAL ORGANISATIONS 17h00 18h00 STRENGTHENING OF THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (APRM) Thursday 15 November 2018 CLOSED SESSION 09h00 10h00 BRIEFING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE 19 TH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ENLARGED TO THE MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF ACP AND EU MATTERS (By H.E Dr Richard Sezibera, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the Executive Council) 10h00 11h30 CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT DECISIONS OF THE 11 TH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY 11h30-11h45 CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT AGENDA AND WORK PROGRAMME OF THE 11 TH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY 11h45 12h00 CLOSING 5
AU STATUTORY MEETINGS PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE ELEVENTH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY 17 18 NOVEMBER 2018 Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, AUCC Saturday 17 November 2018 OPEN SESSION 09h00 09h30 OFFICIAL OPENING H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African Union calls the meeting to order. AU Anthem (5 Minutes) Statement by H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (7 Minutes) Statement by H.E. Dr Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (8 Minutes) Opening Statement by H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African Union (8 Minutes) 09h30 09h45 GROUP PHOTO (Heads of State and Government and Heads of Delegation, Chairperson of the Commission) CLOSED SESSION 09h45 13h00 ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT AGENDA AND WORK PROGRAMME CONSIDERATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON THE AU INSTITUTIONAL REFORM PROCESS 6
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON THE AU INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, BY H.E PAUL KAGAME, LEADER ON THE REORM (10 Minutes) UPDATE ON THE AU INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, BY H.E MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (10 Minutes) (i) REFORM OF THE AU COMMISSION, BY PROF. PIERRE MOUKOKO MBONJO (15 Minutes) 1. Consideration of the Proposals on the AU Institutional Reform Process Doc. Ext/Assembly/2(XI) Structure and Portfolio of the Senior Leadership of the Commission Selection of the Senior Leadership of the Commission Termination of the Appointments of the Senior Leadership of the Commission Financial and Administrative Reforms including Performance Management 13h00 14h30 LUNCH (MULTIPURPOSE HALL) CLOSED SESSION 14h00 17h00 MANDATE OF THE AU DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (AUDA) (Assembly/AU/Dec.691(XXXI), BY Dr. IBRAHIM ASSANE MAYAKI (10 Minutes) AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (APRM), BY PROF. EDDY MALOKA (10 Minutes) 7
UPDATE ON THE SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF THE AFRICAN UNION SANCTIONS REGIME FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF ARREARS(10 Minutes) 19:00 21:00 DINNER HOSTED BY H.E ABIY AHMED, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (NATIONAL PALACE) Sunday 18 November 2018 CLOSED SESSION 10h00 12h30 DIVISION OF LABOUR BETWEEN THE AFRICAN UNION, RECs AND REGIONAL MECHANISMS, MEMBER STATES AND CONTINENTAL ORGANISATIONS, BY PROF. PIERRE MOUKOKO MBONJO (15 Minutes) CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON THE OUTCOME OF THE 19 TH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ENLARGED TO THE MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF ACP AND EU MATTERS CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT DECISIONS OF THE 11 TH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OPEN SESSION 12h30 12h40 CLOSING CEREMONY Closing Statement by H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African Union (5 Minutes) 8
AU Anthem (5 Minutes) 12h40 13h00 13h00 15h00 PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION (for the Media) LUNCH OFFERED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION IN HONOUR OF H.E. MME. LOUISE MUSHIKIWABO FOLLOWING HER ELECTION AS SECRETARY GENERAL OF LA FRANCOPHONIE (MULTIPURPOSE HALL) 9
SIDE EVENTS RECEPTION HOSTED BY H.E DR. WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Venue: SHERATON HOTEL 14 November 2018 18:30 20:30 hrs Reception (Sheraton Hotel) 10
SIDE EVENTS OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE PEACE FUND 17 NOVEMBER 2018 Venue: MULTIPURPOSE HALL (AUCC) 17 November 2018 17:00 hrs 18:30hrs Multipurpose Hall (AUCC) N.B. Detailed programme to be provided by BCP 11
SIDE EVENTS DINNER HOSTED BY H.E DR. ABIY AHMED, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 17 NOVEMBER 2018 Venue: NATIONAL PALACE 17 November 2018 19.:00 hrs 21:00hrs Dinner (National Palace) 12
SIDE EVENTS HIGH-LEVEL BREAKFAST MEETING: AU-ECA SIDE EVENT ON DIGITAL ID FOR SDGs AND AGENDA 2063 18 NOVEMBER 2018 18 November 2018 07:30-09:30 hrs: High-Level Breakfast Meeting N.B. Detailed programme to be provided by DTI 13