Voting will take place for new AU Commission Chair
African Union officials insist their summit meeting in Kigali will today for a new AU Commission, despite rumours of a call for the election to be delayed. The ECOWAS bloc of west African states is be said to unhappy with the choice of candidates offered to succeed outgoing AU commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. ends […]
First copies of African passport issued at AU summit
The first two copies of the African passport have been issued at the AU summit in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Recipient were Chad’s President Idris Deby, as chairperson of the AU and summit host President Paul Kagame. ends intro AU Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the continental body’s been overwhelmed by calls from Africans wanting […]
AU commission chair’s tenure extended for six months as candidates fail to pass muster
African Union leaders have extended Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s term as chairperson of the continental body by six months. This will give potential candidates for the position time to canvass for votes after she opted to step down. Dlamini-Zuma’s spokesman Jacob Enoh Eben, says elections have been postponed until the next summit in January. ends intro. Botswana’s […]