Assembly/AU/2 (XI) Page 2 - Republic of Congo Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Mali 1 Nigeria 2 (as a stand-in Chairperson) February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 June 2008 7. It should be noted that, as agreed at the Retreat of the PSC held in Dakar in July 2007, a new list of PSC members is to be elaborated following each election of PSC members. Thus, following the election of ten members of Council for a two year term by the Executive Council last January, a line up of the rotating chairpersons of the PSC was drawn on the basis of that new list (see Annex I attached to this Report) covering the period from February 2008 up to March 2010. V. ACTIVITIES OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 8. During the period under review, the PSC held 29 meetings, which took place at the ambassadorial level at the Headquarters of the Union, to consider various conflict situations and related issues. Among the meetings were briefing sessions and informal consultations to receive updates on various situations and issues at the end of which no decisions were taken. 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. a) Meetings on conflict situations and related issues 9. Between February 2008 and June 2008, the PSC considered the following conflict situations: Sudan (Darfur and Southern Sudan), Chad/Sudan, Kenya, Djibouti/Eritrea, Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, The Comoros and Somalia. The PSC also considered issues relating to the progress made in the establishment of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), arms control, cooperation between the PSC and the UN Security Council (UNSC) and other relevant international organisations on peace and security issues. Notably, the 138th, the 139th and the 140th meetings of the PSC were held on the margins of the 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union held from 30 June to 1st July 2008, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. 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) Briefing sessions 10. Between February and June 2008, the PSC held various briefing sessions with a view to receiving updates on issues falling under its mandate. As is the established practice no decisions are taken at the end of these sessions. However, press statements were issued, in conformity with Article 32 of the Rules of Procedures of 1 The Federal Republic of Nigeria chaired the PSC in June 2008, instead of the Republic of Mali as on the established list of the rotating chairmanship, as Mali was processing the accreditation of its Ambassador at the time. 2 The Federal Republic of Nigeria’s month of PSC chairmanship is July 2008, on the established list of rotating Chairmanship.