The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Minister Ronald Lamola, has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, leading the South African delegation to the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU on 12 and 13 February 2025, The Council will convene under the agreed AU theme for 2025, ‘‘Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations,” which will be officially launched by the Assembly. Throughout 2025, all AU Member States will review and assess the achievements made by the Continent towards the attainment of long overdue justice and reparations following decades of colonialism, apartheid, slavery, the slave trade, and the transatlantic slave trade. One of the most highly anticipated responsibilities and key features of the forthcoming Executive Council is the election of six commissioners for the AU Commission.

12 February 2025- Afternoon News Bulletin

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