Minister of State Security Mr David Mahlobo, MP, is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as part of the team of Ministers supporting President Jacob Zuma who is attending the African Union High Level Committee on Libya at the level of Head of States and Government scheduled to take place on 8 November 2016.
The High Level meeting has been convened by the Chairperson of the African Union, President Idriss Déby Itno of the Republic of Chad, to review the evolution of the situation in Libya and related regional and international efforts aimed at addressing it, and to agree on a way forward.
The members of the AU High Level Committee of Heads of States and Government on the Situation in Libya are Algeria, the Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Mauritania (Chair), Niger, South Africa and Uganda. The AU Representative for Libya is the former President of Tanzania, H.E. Jakaya Kikwete.
President Zuma will also participate in the Second Extraordinary Summit of the Volunteering Nations of the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC). The aim of this Summit is to discuss the status of the ACIRC Force following the conduct of the UTULIVU AFRICA I and II Command Post Exercises (CPX) and the verification of the pledged capabilities from May 2014 to April 2015.
Other Ministers accompanying the President are Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane; Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
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