All set for the opening of the African Union Summit

Accra, July 1, GNA – All is set for the opening of the 9th Ordinary Session of the African Union in Accra, Ghana.
     A number of African Heads of State and Government are in Accra for the Summit
    They include President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria; Prime Minister P. Mosisili of Lesotho and Dr Isatou Njie, Vice President of The Gambia; President Francois Bozize of Central African Republic; President Abdolaye Wade of Senegal; President Pedro Pireriz of Cape Verde; President Levi Mwanawasa of Zambia and Deputy Prime Minister Pee Pee Jaun Ahmed of Mauritius.
     The late Saturday afternoon arrivals in Accra included President Ravaloma Nana of Madagascar and President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso.
     Those who had arrived earlier in the day were President Umar Yar-Adua of Nigeria; President Faure Nyasingbe of Togo and President Sidi Mohammed Ould Cheikh Abdullahi of Mauritania.
     The others were President Sassou Ngueso of Congo Brazzaville; President Yayi Boni of Benin; President Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea; Prime Minister Absalom Dlamini of Swaziland; President Iddris Debbie of Chad and President Mohammed Abdelaziz of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
     The rest were President Ahmed Mohammed Sambi of Comoros Island; President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi; President Moi Kabaki of Kenya; President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and President Omar Bongo of Gabon.
     The Leaders took the national salute and inspected a guard of honour mounted by four officers and 96 men drawn from the First Infantry Battalion of the Ghana Army under the Command of Captain Jacob Sedzro, with the Central Army Band on parade.
    Fifty-two African Heads of State and Government are expected in Ghana to participate in the Session from July 1 to July 3 2007.
    The Summit would be discussing the creation of a union government for Africa.