The AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, on Monday in Addis Ababa, Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, said 20 World leaders are expected to attend the OAU/AU 50th anniversary and the 21st Summit of AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government from May 19 to May 27.
Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Addis Ababa, that World leaders and Heads of Government expected during the week long gathering are those from Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Sabia and Sweden.
Others are those from China, India, State of Palestine, Brunei, News Zealand, Islamic Republic of Iran, Indonesia,
Abdullahi said US is yet to respond to the AU invitation.
NAN reports that three AU member states, Madagasca, Central African Republic and Guinea Bissau would not be at both the Summit and the anniversary due to the sanction placed on them for unconstitutional change of government, in accordance with the Lome' declaration.
She said that other invited guests to the anniversary, which coincides with the AU 21st summit are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Helen Clerke of UNDP, The World Bank, the African Development Bank and the EU Commission.
Two former UN Secretaries-General, Boutros Boutros Ghali from Egypt and Ghana's Kofi Annan and former Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro from Tanzania are expected to attend.
Also included are, all former OAU Secretaries-Generals and former AU Commission Chairpersons including Alpha
Oumar Konare from Mali and Jean Ping from Gabon.
Other guests include, the African Regional Economic Communities (RECs).
South African Development Community will be represented by Mozambique, IGAD, by Kenya, EAC/COMESA by
Uganda, CENSAD/ECCAS, to represented by Chad, ECOWAS by Cote d' Ivoire and AMU by Libya.
She said the list also focused on personalities, who contributed to Pan-Africanism, African Renaissance and Africa's Liberation Struggle.
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