It consists of the AU member states' ambassadors to Addis Ababa and has as quorum of two-thirds of member states eligible to vote.The committee has a formal bureau formed of a chairperson, three vice-chairpersons and a rapporteur who also compose the bureaus of the assembly and the Executive Council and hold office for a one-year term. There is also an informal bureau that consists of 15 member states.CAHOSCC's recommendation of Egypt stemmed from the latter's backing of the Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) on the international scale. The theme was “The Integrated Approach against Cross-border Terrorism in Africa.”The PSC is chaired by Egypt for January. These acts are a blatant breach of international law and UN Security Council and AU resolutions. Thus, we have to intensify cooperation and coordination to eliminate support of terrorism,” President Sisi concluded.Sisi prepared a summary of discussions and propositions by member states on cooperation to combat terrorism, endorsing the final statement by the PSC session.

Source: Egypt Today January 29, 2018 20:26 UTC