Africa: What We Want From the New AU Commission Chairperson

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The race is on to elect a new chairperson to replace the outgoing head of the African Union Commission (AUC), Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. There is some speculation that the elections, slated to take place on 17 and 18 July at the 27th AU summit in Kigali, will be postponed to allow new candidates to vie for the position.

Whatever the case, a new chairperson has to be found, since Dlamini Zuma has not put her name in the hat to run for a second four-year term.

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