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Deputy President Jacob Zuma to Lead
SA Delegation to the Launch of the African Peace and
Security Council, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 May 2004
Deputy President Jacob Zuma, accompanied by Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will
lead the South African delegation to the launch of the
Peace and Security Council on Tuesday, 25 May 2004,
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Peace and Security Council is the collective security
and early-warning arrangement to facilitate the timely
and efficient response to conflict and crisis situations
in Africa and will be the standing decision-making organ
for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts.
Members of the Peace and Security Council were elected
on 16 March 2004 by the Executive Council of the African
Union. The Peace and Security Council is comprised of
fifteen member states, five of whom, will serve a three-year
period and ten who will serve for a two-year period
each.
The current members are South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria,
Ethiopia and Gabon who will serve three year terms,
while Lesotho, Mozambique, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Sudan,
Libya, Ghana, Senegal and Togo will serve two year terms.
Enquiries: Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
20 May 2004
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