She brought her no-nonsense administrative expertise to bear on a notoriously ill disciplined multi-national body. But her critics, who have been as vociferous as they were when she came into job four four years ago will not allow this to he her heritage.

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will never be forgiven by Francophone members for denying Gabon’s Jean Ping a second term as African Union Commission head.

And the fact that she broke with the AU tradition that the top commission job should not be occupied by one of the union’s most powerful members.

They recorded her many trips home taking care of domestic political business to argue that she put her selfish interests ahead of Africans.

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