Africa: 12th African Union Summit Opens in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa — President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on February 2 joined other African Heads of State at the opening session of the 12th Annual Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Summit is being held under the theme 'Infrastructure Development in Africa.'

In his statement declaring the Summit officially opened, African Union Chairman and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete spoke of the modest progress made on the continent, but stressed that much more needed to be done. He remembered fallen leaders Lansana Conte of Guinea and Patrick Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia as he recounted some of the tragedies which befell the continent during the past year.

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