26th Summit of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) opens on 28 January

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 27, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

When: 28th of January 2012

Time: 10:00 – 12:00 hrs

Where: Plenary, AU Headquarters, old Conference building

Who: Organized by the African Union Commission.

The Members of NEPAD HSGOC are:

1. Algeria

2. Benin

3. Cameroon

4. Democratic Republic of Congo

5. Republic of Congo

6. Egypt

7. Ethiopia

8. Gabon

9. Lesotho

10. Libya

11. Madagascar

12. Malawi

13. Mali

14. Namibia

15. Nigeria

16. Rwanda

17. Senegal

18. South Africa

19. Sudan

20. Tunisia

21. Equatorial Guinea (Chair of AU)

22. AU Commission (Chairperson)

Journalists are invited to cover the official opening ceremony of the 26th Summit of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) at 10 am.

For more information, please visit the African Union's website: www.au.int and visit the 18th AU Summit page: http//au.int/en/summit/18thsummit