30th AU summit kicks off with envoys session

Participants pose for a group photo after the 35th ordinary session of the AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) at the headquarters of the pan-African bloc in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Jan. 22, 2018. Under the framework of the 30th African Union (AU) summit, the 35th ordinary session of the AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) officially opened on Monday at the headquarters of the pan-African bloc in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)