ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 1, 2016/APO (African Press Organization)/ --

The Executive Council at their 28th Ordinary Session held on 27 and 28 January 2016 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, elected the fifteen (15) members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union and one member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACEWRC).

The following five (5) Members of the Peace and Security Council for a three-year term as of March 2016:

1.         Congo (Rep.)           Central Region

2.         Kenya                        Eastern Region

3.         Egypt                         Northern Region

4.         Zambia                      Southern Region

5.         Nigeria                       Western Region

The following ten (10) Members of the Peace and Security Council for a two-year term as of March 2016:

1.         Burundi                     Central Region

2.         Chad

3.         Rwanda                    Eastern Region

4.         Uganda

5.         Algeria                       Northern Region

6.         Botswana                 Southern Region

7.         South Africa

8.         Niger                          Western Region

9.         Sierra Leone

10.       Togo

On the other hand, the following member of the ACERWC was elected for a five (5)-year term: Mr. Mohamed Ould Ahmedoudit H’Meyada from Mauritania