Assembly/AU/4(XII) Page 2 of which a line up of the rotating chairpersons of the PSC was drawn (see Annex I attached 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. Nigeria Rwanda Swaziland Tunisia Uganda Zambia Algeria July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 ACTIVITIES OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 8. During the period under review, the PSC held twenty eight (28) meetings. Twenty five (25) of these meetings took place at the ambassadorial level at the Headquarters of the Union, whilst three (3) took place at ministerial level, with one taking place in New York on the margins of the session of the UN General Assembly in September 2008 and two 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, 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 situations and related issues 9. Between July 2008 and December 2008, the PSC considered the following conflict situations: Sudan (Darfur and Southern Sudan), Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Somalia, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Republic of Guinea. 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 July and December 2008, the PSC held various briefing sessions with a view to receiving updates on issues falling under its mandate. Press statements were issued, in conformity with Rule 32 of the Rules of Procedures of the PSC, as a record of the discussions and outcomes of the sessions, as shown in Annex II. 11. These sessions included briefings by the African Centre for Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) on activities relating to the evolution of the Centre and the combating of terrorism within the framework of relevant AU instruments, the Pan African Parliament, on the International Criminal Court (ICC) activities, the AU/UN High Level Panel on funding of AU led peace support operations, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical weapons (OPCW), the Institute of Security