President Michael Sata has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend the 21st AU Summit of Heads of State and government .
The summit, which is anchored on the theme “Pan Africanism and the African Renaissance” is scheduled to take place from the 26th to the 27th of May at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Over 45 Heads of State and government representatives are expected to attend the Summit which will coincide with the Golden Jubilee of the African Union.
President Sata is accompanied by First Lady Christine Kaseba and his Special Assistance for Press and Public Relations, George Chellah.
The President was received at Boli International Airport by Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture, Tefra Derbew, and other official from the Ethiopian government.
Also on hand to receive the president were Foreign Affairs Minister Effron Lungu, Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba and Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Susan sikaneta.
The AU Summit, which is also celebrating its Golden Jubilee of the defunct Organization of African unity (OAU) is also expected to honour Zambia’s first Republican President, Kenneth Kaunda, for among other attributes, his contribution to the liberation of African countries from colonial rule.
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I hope he will not embarrass us with his stupid jokes.
This is what I don’t understand about Zambian protocol: Why is George Chellah mentioned in the same sentence as the President and the First Lady? “President Sata is accompanied by First Lady Christine Kaseba and his Special Assistance (Sic) for Press and Public Relations, George Chellah” what is the significance of Chellah accompanying the President? Have you ever heard anywhere else the world news reports mentioning the fact that President Obama, Prime Minister Cameron, Russian President, Chinese President, South African President, even Malawian or Zimbabwean President that they are accompanied by the Press Assistants or Press secretaries? NEVER! Chellah is the press secretary or spokesman for the President, nothing more, nothing less. Why he is mentioned in the same sentence as the…
it all stems from the same nonsense of that same Special Assisstant issuing the statements in the first place
Cont’d…Why he is mentioned in the same sentence as the president beats me. There was no one of higher rank than Chellah travelling with the President? Even there was no higher official, it is out of place to mention the fact that the spokesman is travelling with the president. He is expected to travel with the president as HIS spokesman, and it is NOT in the least news that he is travelling with the president .
And what is Kabimba doing there? Not necessary for Justice Minister to attend such summit!
Its an opportunity for Sata to walk his dog Kabimba.
God bless.I`m happy daddy landed well.
Sata being your Daddy, you must have grown in Mumbwa iwe. I tell you want, even Mulenga Sata denies that Sata is his father, he always says Sata never married him mother therefore he is not his father. Nabanakashi balala na Sata must be desperate or forced, roped, the worst agony a woman can experience on earth .
Nostradamus please leave my dad alone.Lol
“Sometimes we build dreams on top of big people… Time goes by and we find out that big were the dreams and the people too small to fulfill them”.
That great quote by the great Bob Marley exactly describes Sata.He has made zambia worse than he found it.
Get used to his ‘stupid jokes’………..
Chimbwi with a plan
I think u r envious of George challah mwe. I mean, it took u two comment slots to display ur disgust!
Cool down my man!
As for u Mzambia aw zamani, continue smoking weed witH the late bob marley
I hope Sata finds a little old house in Addis and never comes back.Sata has been a disaster for zambia and we need some fresh air.
No wonder there’s a high degree of freshness in the air. No smell of sulphur! Satan’s only begotten Son is gone. Let’s enjoy the fresh air while it lasts!
People, help me, I missed something – what happened to that Lozi man Mr Simenda or something who was Ambassador in Ethiopia last time Ukwa was there, yes Francis Simenda? Has he been dropped of transferred? Otherwise, the President Ukwa needs a breather, from the defence of subsidies removal, so let him enjoy his holiday! Big up Mr Presido, naba First lady – honeymoon Ethiopia!
Yes. He’s been dropped. Just like the way Mpombo was dropped without any announcement. It is a lesson to all oppositions members.
Kenya has asked other African countries to urge the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop crimes-against-humanity charges against its new president and his deputy, …am pretty certain Zambia may support this…!
Has the presidential jet returned to Lusaka without him?
A lot of good stuff does happen at these AU conferences. Occasionally some evil leaders have never made the return journey home to cause further grief for their countries. There might yet be a special present for some banana republic as the AU celebrates 50 years of failure!