President Sata leaves Addis Ababa

President Michael Sata has left Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he had gone to attend the 21^st African Union Heads of State Summit and the Golden Jubilee cerebrations of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which is now known as African Union (AU).

President Sata, who was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Effron Lungu and Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations George Chellah, left Addis Ababa at 12:35 hours local time.

He was seen off at Bole International airport by Zambia's Ambassador to Ethiopia Susan Sikaneta and Ethiopian Chief of Protocoal Mehreteab Mulugeta.

President Sata, who arrived in Ethiopia on Thursday last week, also attended an intergenerational youth and children's summit and held private talks with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on the sidelines of the 21^st African Union Summit.