Assembly/AU/3(XIV) Page 2 IV. ROTATION OF THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE PSC 6. In conformity with Rule 23 of the Rules of Procedure of the PSC, the chairmanship of the Council rotates among its members on a monthly basis following the English alphabetical order of the list of the PSC members. Furthermore, as provided for in the Conclusions of the July 2007 Dakar PSC Retreat, a new list of PSC members was elaborated following the election of ten members of Council for a two-year term by the Executive Council in January 2008, on the basis of which a line up of the rotating chairpersons of the PSC was drawn (see Annex I to this Report) covering the period from February 2008 up to March 2010. 7. During the period under review, the chairmanship of the PSC rotated as follows: V. Ethiopia Gabon Mali Nigeria Rwanda Swaziland Tunisia July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 ACTIVITIES OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 8. During the period under review, the PSC held nineteen (19) meetings. Eighteen (18) of these meetings took place at the ambassadorial level at the Headquarters of the Union, in Addis Ababa, and one (1) meeting at Heads of State and Government level in Abuja, on 29 October 2009, to consider various conflict situations and related issues. Among the meetings were briefing sessions to receive updates on various situations and issues. As is the established practice of the PSC, in conformity with the provisions of the PSC Protocol, the countries and other stakeholders concerned with a given issue were invited to some of these meetings and briefing sessions. The PSC also held informal consultations to deliberate on issues within its mandate. a) Meetings on conflict and crisis situations and related issues 9. Between July 2009 and January 2010, the PSC considered the following conflict crisis situations: Burundi, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Republic of Guinea, Niger, Somalia and Sudan (Darfur and implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). It should be noted that the Abuja PSC Summit focused on the Report and Recommendations of the AU High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD) and the situations in the Republic of Guinea and Niger. The list of meetings held by the PSC during the period and the issues discussed, as well as the outcomes of those meetings, are reflected in Annex II to this Report.