Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli will attend the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) on Saturday and Sunday in Addis Ababa, on behalf of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, according to a cabinet statement.

The premier is set to head for Addis Ababa on Friday, according to the Friday statement. 

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Egyptian ambassador to Ethiopia will also take part in the meeting.