The African Union Summit 36th Ordinary Session will convene on various dates from the 16th January 2023 to the 19th February 2023. The schedule of statutory meetings of is as follows.

• 16th to 27th January 2023- The 45th Ordinary session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC). The PRC comprises Permanent Representatives to the African Union and other plenipotentiaries of Member States. The PRC conducts the day-to-day business of the African Union on behalf of the Assembly and Executive Council. It reports to the Executive Council, prepares the Council’s work and acts on its instructions. All AU Member States are members of the PRC.
• 15th to 16th February 2023- The 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council. The Council coordinates and takes decisions on policies in areas of common interest to Member States. It is answerable to the Assembly. It considers issues referred to it and monitors the implementation of policies formulated by the Assembly. The Executive Council is composed of foreign ministers or such other ministers or authorities as are designated by the governments of Member States.
• 18th to 19th February 2023- The 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. The Assembly is the AU’s supreme policy and decision-making organ. It comprises all Member State Heads of State and Government. The Assembly determines the AU’s policies, establishes its priorities, adopts its annual programme and monitors the implementation of its policies and decisions.

The Summit will be held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The African Union theme of the year 2023 is “The Year of AfCFTA: Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation.”
The social media hashtag in 36th#AUSummit