PHOTO: President Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo At The 22d AU Summit In Ethiopia

President Jonathan and other leaders in front of the Mandela Hall at the AU in Addis, January 30. Credit: Reuben Abati

President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend the 22nd Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government which has begun today.

President Jonathan and other participants will formally launch the Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa which coincides with the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme.

They will consider and adopt the reports of high-level committees on the Assessment of the African Standby Force and the Operationalization of the African Capacity for Immediate response to Crises.

President is accompanied by Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, Honourable Garba Shehu Nicholas, the Supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, the Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, the Minister of Health, Dr. Onyebuchi Chukwu, and the Supervising Minister of Environment, Darius Ishaku.

The delegation will return to Abuja on Friday.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, has shared some photos from the event.

President Jonathan and other African leaders in a group photo at AU Summit in Addis Ababa, January 30. Credit: Reuben Abati

President Jonathan at the ongoing opening ceremony of the 22nd session of the AU summit in Addis Ababa, January 30. Credit: Reuben Abati

President Jonathan being welcomed by Ministers on arrival in Addis Ababa, January 29. Credit: Reuben Abati

From left to right: General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Chief Olesegun Obasanjo, and former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the ongoing opening ceremony of the 22nd session of the AU summit in Addis Ababa. Credit: Reuben Abati 

President Jonathan and President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta before a bilateral meeting in Addis Ababa on January 30. Credit: Reuben Abati. The international criminal court has scheduled the trial of Kenyatta on charges he orchestrated violence after his country's 2007 elections.