Assembly/AU/6(XV) Page 2 IV. ROTATION OF THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE PSC 7. In conformity with Rule 23 of the Rules of Procedure of the PSC, the chairmanship of the PSC 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 on the working methods, a new list of PSC members was elaborated following the election of fifteen members of Council for a two-year term and a three-year term by the Executive Council in January 2010, on the basis of which a line up of the rotating chairmanship of the PSC was drawn up (see Annex I attached to this Report) covering the period from April 2010 to March 2012. 8. During the period under review, the chairmanship of the PSC rotated as follows: V. Tunisia Uganda Zambia Burundi1 Burundi Chad Côte d’Ivoire January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 ACTIVITIES OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 9. During the period under review, the PSC held 24 meetings. All these meetings took place at ambassadorial level at the Headquarters of the Union in Addis Ababa 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, and in conformity with the provisions of the PSC Protocol, the countries and other stakeholders concerned with a given issue were invited to these meetings and briefing sessions. a) Meetings on conflict situations and related issues 10. Between January 2010 and July 2010, the PSC considered the following conflict situations: Burundi, Central African Republic, The Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Niger, Republic of Guinea, Somalia and The Sudan. 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 attached to this Report. b) 1 Briefing sessions Burundi chaired the PSC in April 2010, pending the arrival of the Permanent Representative of Benin in Addis Ababa.