Journalists interested in covering the upcoming AU Summit should register through the following link: http://AU.int/en/summit/28/accreditation.

A media advisory note explaining all the detailed arrangements for media coverage of the 28th AU Summit is posted on the Summit web page: http://AU.int/en/summit/28.

Meanwhile representatives of the media are kindly informed that the 28thAfrican Union Summit is scheduled to take place as follows:

22nd – 24th of January 2017: The thirty third (33rd) ordinary session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC)

25th- 27th of January 2017: The thirtieth (30th) ordinary session of the Executive Council

30th-31st of January 2017: The twenty- eighth (28th) ordinary session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Governments of the African Union

The theme of the Summit is: Harnessing Demographic Dividend through investments in the Youthrdquo;.

Journalists are invited to cover all the public sessions opened to the media.A detailed programme of the public events will be made available as soon as possible.

source: African Union Commission (AUC).