ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (APA) – The African Union Commission will hold a ground-breaking ceremony on Monday for the construction of its new conference centre and headquarters that will cost over $100 million.

China, currently involved in development activities in many African countries, is building this new center as part of its goodwill relations with Africa.

Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China chairperson Wu Bangguo, AU Commission chairperson Jean Ping and his deputy Erastus Mwencha, Ethiopia Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin and Addis Ababa mayor Kuma Demeksa will be among those invited to the ceremony.