INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

When:            27 and 29 April 2016

                        The meetings will be organized as follows:

27th April 2016:         2nd Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 4th Africa-Arab Summit;  and

29th April 2016:        2nd Extra-Ordinary Senior Officials Meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Africa-Arab Partnership

Where:           Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Who:              Organized by Africa’s Strategic Partnerships, Bureau of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Government of Equatorial Guinea.

Why:              The Meeting will discuss preparations for the 4th Africa-Arab Summit to be held in Equatorial Guinea in November 2016, in line with the agreement reached during the 9th Senior Officials Meeting of the Coordination Committee held in Cairo, Egypt on 29 February 2016.

Participants: The Meeting will bring together Senior Officials representing Members of the Coordination Committee on the African and the Arab sides, namely Chad, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Mauritania and Zimbabwe as well as the AU Commission and the League of Arab States.