Addis Ababa 20 January 2009 - The Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government will officially take place from the 26th of January to the 3rd of February 2009, in Addis Ababa, the seat of the African Union. The theme for this Summit will be: "Infrastructure Development in Africa", with a particular focus on the transport and energy sectors. The current "Global Financial Crisis" will also be amongst the major topics of discussion during the 12th African Union Summit.
Journalists are hereby informed that the next Ordinary Sessions of the decision-making organs of the African Union will take place in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
The 12th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government: 1-3rd February 2009.
The theme of the 12th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government is: "Infrastructure Development in Africa".
Detailed programmes of the Ordinary Sessions and any other side or parallel meetings as well as the process for the accreditation of journalists will be communicated to all the media representatives later.