South Sudan is to join the African Union
South Sudan to become 54th member of African Union
[10.08.2011 20:15]
Newly independent South Sudan will become the 54th member of the African Union (AU), the organization announced on Wednesday, dpa reported.
A flag-raising ceremony will be held on Monday in Addis Ababa, headquarters of the AU, to mark the official entrance of Africa’s newest country into the regional body.
South Sudan, which became an independent state on July 9, was formally admitted to the United Nations last month as its 193rd member.
Juba’s vote for independence earlier this year followed two decades of conflict.
While Khartoum formally recognises Juba, there are still tensions over unresolved disputes, in large part over economic and territorial matters.
Sudan, to the north, blocked a South Sudanese oil shipment over the weekend, citing payment issues, although the cargo was eventually released.
The European Union has said it is concerned by continued violence in oil-rich border areas between the two.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 10, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 10, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On Monday, 15 August 2011, South Sudanwill be formally admitted in the African Union (AU) as its 54th Member State.
A ceremony in commemoration of the formal admission of South Sudan to the African Union is scheduled at 10:00am in the Plenary Hall, the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It will be followed by a Flag Raising Ceremony.
The Commission received on the 26th of July 2011, the requisite number of Member States affirmation consenting to the admission of South Sudan to the African Union. This is in conformity with the provisions of Article 29 of the Constitutive Act relating to AU membership. In further compliance with the provisions of the Constitutive Act, the Flag Raising Ceremony will be preceded by the official deposit of South Sudan’s Instrument of Accession to the Constitutive Act of the African Union.
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Dr Jean Ping, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Sudan, MrDeng Alor Kuol and the members of the Diplomatic Corps will be in attendance.
South Sudan became an independent state after the referendum on 9 July 2011. The referendum was included in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005 by between the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the Government of Sudan. The provisions of the CPA involved amongst other the sharing of oil revenues and the right to self-determination for the people of South Sudan.
Journalists are invited to cover the commemoration of the formal admission within the Union and the Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday 15th August 2011 at the AU Headquarters. Journalists who are not accredited to the AU are advised to present an identification document to the AU Security Officers in order to enter the premises.
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| South Sudan will be formally admitted in the African Union (AU) as its 54th member state on Monday.
According to a statement issued by the AU on Wednesday, a ceremony to mark the formal admission of South Sudan is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Plenary Hall, the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It will be followed by a flag-raising ceremony. The AU Commission received on July 26 the requisite number of member states affirmation consenting to the admission of South Sudan to the African Union. This is in conformity with the provisions of Article 29 of the Constitutive Act relating to AU membership. The ceremony will be attended by Jean Ping, the chairperson of the AU Commission, Deng Alor Kuol, the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of South Sudan and the members of the diplomatic corps. South Sudan became an independent state on July 9 after a referendum, which was included in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005 between the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the government of Sudan. The provisions of the CPA involved the sharing of oil revenues and the right to self-determination for the people of South Sudan. |
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