Africa:  Outraged Ping Will Run for Office to 'Very End' (press release)

African Union, 11 July 2012

Press Statement by Dr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, in response to an article titled, "At Last, SA may get its woman into AU post," published in The ... read more »

Africa:  Leadership Dispute Will Challenge African Union (opinion)

Institute for Security Studies, 10 July 2012

On July 16, the African Union (AU) Assembly will seek to elect a Chairperson of the AU Commission. This will be the second attempt at this by African leaders after their initial ... read more »

Africa:  Beware of West Schemes, Expert Warns AU

Capital FM, 10 July 2012

Africa Union delegates are meeting in Addis Ababa for a weeklong session that will culminate to the election of the new chairman. read more »

Africa:  Facts, Fallacies of Race for African Union Commission Chairperson (opinion)

Daily Trust, 9 July 2012

Come Sunday, July 15, 2012, African leaders will once again, resume the process of electing the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. It is to be recalled that last January, ... read more »

Africa:  South Africa Persists With African Union Candidate

SouthAfrica.info, 9 July 2012

South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who will be vying for the position of African Union (AU) Commission chairperson next week, says she is ready to take up ... read more »

Southern Africa:  SADC Should Prevail At AU Elections (opinion)

The Herald, 4 July 2012

Sadc should prevail this time around! African leaders meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this month for an AU summit that has on its main agenda and the long awaited election of the ... read more »