ADDIS ABABA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-four African leaders are expected to attend the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union from July 3-4 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The information was given on Thursday by Meles Alem, spokesperson for Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) during which he also revealed that Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to attend the conference.
According to MoFA, the list of African leaders that are expected to attend the summit include Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and King of Swaziland Mswati III.
The AU summit will also consider the peace and security activities in Africa; look at the status of the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) and implementation of AU's 2063 Agenda.
AU 2063 is a 50-year strategic framework for the socioeconomic transformation of the continent unveiled in 2013 that seeks to implement continental initiatives for growth and sustainable development.
