Addis Ababa: President of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye and President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh have arrived in Addis Ababa this afternoon for the 37th AU Summit.

The two presidents were warmly welcomed by high ranking Ethiopian government officials up on arrival at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

The 37th AU’s Heads of State and Government summit will be convened between February 17 and 18.

Leaders of the continental organization, international institutions and invited guests have been arriving in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa since Thursday to attend the annual summit.

The summit is expected to discuss the status of peace and security on the continent, regional integration, and development.

The highlight of the 37th Ordinary Session will also be the launch of the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan of the AU’s Agenda 2063: ‘The Africa we want’.

Agenda 2063 serves as a fifty-year blueprint for Africa’s socio-economic development and integration, adopted by the AU member st
ates after extensive consultations across the continent.

In 2024, the African Union is set to pay special attention to education and training with the theme of the year focusing on educating an Africa fit for the 21st century: building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, qualitative, lifelong and relevant learning for Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency