a) The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) held its Tenth Retreat from 3 to 5 May 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda. The Retreat was dedicated to the review of the status of implementation of the conclusions of successive PSC Retreats and related PSC decisions from 2007 to 2016. b) The Retreat was officially opened by H.E Louise Mushikiwabo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda. Ambassador Mull Sebujja Katende, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uganda to the AU and Chairperson of the PSC for the month of May 2017, chaired the Retreat. c) The Acting Director of the Peace and Security Department of the AU Commission, Dr. Admore Kambudzi, delivered remarks on behalf of the Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui.