African Heads of State and Government Begin 31st AU Summit in Mauritania

Nouakchott, Mauritania – The supreme organ of the African Union, the Assembly, composed of the heads of state and government of 55 African countries, started its 31st ordinary session. The Assembly meeting is the culmination of statutory meetings and was preceded by meetings of the Executive Council and the Permanent Representatives Committee.

One of the tasks of the Assembly is to receive, consider and take decisions on the reports and recommendations of the organs of the Union; monitor the implementation of EU policies and decisions, and ensure respect for all Member States; and give directives to the Executive Council on the management of conflicts, war and other emergencies.

In this regard, Heads of State and Government will receive several reports on the status of implementation of institutional reforms of the AU. by the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, currently President of the African Union and champion of the institutional reform process of the African Union; President. Mamadou Issoufou of Niger will report on the status of the African Continental Free Trade Area (ALE), which has been signed by 44 countries and ratified by Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and Niger, hoping that several countries will join l & # 39; agreement. The President of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, will present reports on the Western Sahara issue as well as a report on the African Common Position after 2020.

Peace Reports and security on the continent will also be presented to measure progress in reducing armed conflict on the continent, in line with the AU roadmap on practical measures to silence weapons.

While making opening remarks, President Kagame commended the efforts made in planning the 2019 budget of the African Union, which resulted in a 12% reduction from the budget compared to 2018 President Kagame pointed out that "the African Union has applied the" golden rules "and adopted the most credible and transparent budget in our history." Heads of State and Government will review and adopt the AU 2019 budget following the recommendations of the Executive Council at ministerial level, which met from 28 to 29 June.

For his part, while talking about peace and security issues, AUC President Moussa Faki Mahamat noted that the issue of peace, security and stability remained a major preamble on the continent: "The attack on the G5 headquarters a few days ago underlines the need for increased mobilization"

The Summit will be held under the theme of the year 2018 "Win the fight against corruption: a sustainable path towards the transformation of Africa, "said Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz:" Winning the fight against corruption is a prerequisite for our progress and our prosperity Said President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Niger The 2018 theme champion will be held at the Summit and aims to badess the progress made in the fight against corruption and to develop new strategies to deal with vice. [19659009MsAminaDeputySecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNationstookthefloorJMohammedwhopointedoutthattheAUandtheUNareworkingtogethersuccessfullyonthecontinentwithAfricafirmlyintheleadandthatitwasnecessarytodomoretostrengthenthepartnership

million. Ahmed Aboul Gheit also addressed the Assembly. , Secretary-General of the Arab League and Dr. Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine, who made a statement on behalf of the President of Palestine, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, representative of the head of the State of Palestine

shortly after the closing of the summit, a summary of the main decisions of the Assembly will be published on www.au.int