Saturday, 13 June 2015

Actress Angeline Jolie joins African Union summit


Hollywood actress and UN envoy on refugee issues, Angelina Jolie-Pitt, attends a discussion ahead of this weekend’s AU Summit in Johannesburg. (Shiraaz Mohamed, AP)
Johannesburg - Appearing at an African Union summit in South Africa, actress Angelina Jolie, who is also a U.N. special envoy on refugee issues, spoke about rape as a weapon of warfare.

She also asked African representatives to support women's rights.
Jolie had been invited to speak on women and conflict on Friday. She shared a panel with the African Union Commission Chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former British Foreign Secretary William Hague and other prominent delegates.

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