page_title: AU Conference Center and Office Complex
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: AU Conference Center and Office Complex / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: African Logistics Forum - 2017, Military leaders and logistical experts from across 37 African, European, Asian &amp; North American countries discuss logistical challenges and the way ahead, April 25-28, 2017, at the African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, USAFRICOM Public Affairs) African Union Conference Center in Addis Ababa
context_page_description: The AU Conference Center and Office Complex is a building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the headquarters of the African Union and plays host to the biannual AU summits. It also serves as a conference center for African and diaspora businesses. The main building is 99.9 metres tall and it is the tallest building in Addis Ababa. Its cost was US$200 million funded by the Chinese government.
context_section_description: The headquarters comprise a 20-storey office building, housing the administrative departments of the African Union Commission; a 2,505-person-capacity plenary chamber; and a sub-conference building with 32 conference rooms. Both the AUCC and the Peace and Security Building are designed to be environmentally-friendly, using passive cooling to control the buildings' climates in the heat of Addis Ababa without high energy consumption. The complex also contains the African Union Grand Hotel, funded by the Ethiopian-Saudi billionaire Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi and managed by Westin, which is primarily for hosting presidents and diplomats during AU summits.
caption: The office tower of the AUCC
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