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The meeting which started Wednesday (Feb. 15) was held under the AU's theme of the year: "The Year of AfCFTA: Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation."
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should acknowledge and correct the "historical injustices" affecting Africa, African Union's political affairs, peace, and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye underlined.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and several ministers in his Cabinet are attending the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Ethiopia this weekend.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, in his capacity as African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) chairperson, oversee the 36th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government on 18 and 19 February, in Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. The current Chair of the AU, Senegal President Macky Sall, will present the annual report of the chairperson and a report on global governance matters, which includes the proposal that the AU become a member of The Group of Twenty (G20).
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