Speaking at the opening session of the 18th African Union summit in Addis Ababa on Monday, AU commission chairman Jean Ping said the African Union had, over the past year, taken great steps in "defence of the spirit of democratisation" of Africa.
"We had a very difficult year. Ship Africa has been in the storm at sea," Jean Ping, said in his speech, reflecting on the African Union's bumbling efforts in a year of great tumult. Elections were held in more than 20 countries across the continent last year, hopefully signalling the beginning of a more democratic culture spreading across the continent.
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