The summit will consider the adoption of Agenda 2063, the continental plan to ensure positive socio-economic transformation within the next 50 years. It will also explore concrete ways to achieve women’s empowerment and gender equality.

The Presidency said the summit will also address health matters, especially the scourge of the Ebola pandemic; peace and security; and development and administrative related issues, including the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

The 2015 AU Summit will be held under the theme “Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063”.

Source: South African Government News Agency
Author: South African Government News Agency
Available: http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/president-zuma-lead-delegation-au-summit