Africa: How Nkosazana Got AU Top Post

Addis Ababa — A PROLONGED three-month SADC-initiated and Tanzania-inspired 'super campaign,' the then incumbent's weaknesses and several other factors helped South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma win the race for the post of Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission here on Sunday, it has been learnt.

"We had literally been all over Africa to campaign for Ms Dlamini-Zuma," Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Bernard Membe, who expressed Tanzania's joy over the victory, told Tanzanian journalists here on Monday.Outlining the factors behind Ms Dlamini-Zuma's triumph, Mr Membe said after the deadlocked such poll in January, the 14-state Southern African Development Community (SADC) mapped out a strategy to ensure a Southern African gets the post this time around.

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