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Africa: Chad's Mahamat to Chair AU Commission
News24Wire, 30 January 2017
Chad's foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat is the next AU Commission chairperson. Read more »
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Africa: Guinea President Takes Over As AU Chairperson
New Times, 30 January 2017
Guinea's President Alpha Conde has taken over as the new chairperson of the African Union from Chad President Idris Deby who on Monday completed his one year term at the helm of… Read more »
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Africa: AU Summit - the Schedule and What to Expect in Addis Ababa
East African, 30 January 2017
African Union members states have converged on Addis Ababa to, among others, elect the new chairperson of the AU Commission as well as eight other commissioners. Read more »
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Africa: African Union Commission - Who Will Be the Next Chair?
Al Jazeera, 28 January 2017
The African Union, the 54-member states continental body, will elect on Monday a new commission chairperson to replace outgoing leader Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is not seeking… Read more »
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Africa: AU Members Urged to Prioritise Agriculture
Monitor, 30 January 2017
The African Union (AU) has called on the member states to prioritise agriculture in order to grow their economies. Read more »
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Africa: What Will African Union Reforms Seek to Address?
New Times, 28 January 2017
The African Union reforms proposal to be presented to Heads of State next week on Tuesday, will seek to rationalize the activities of the Union to address issues of duplication of… Read more »
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Africa: Govt Will Strongly Oppose Morocco's Bid to Return to AU - Official
News24Wire, 28 January 2017
The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic has appealed to the African Union (AU) to oppose Morocco's bid to become part of the organisation again in the same way that the continental… Read more »
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Africa: Nigeria Confident of Clinching AU Seat
Premium Times, 27 January 2017
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Friday expressed optimism that Fatima Mohammed, Nigerian/ECOWAS candidate for Commissioner for Peace and Security, African Union… Read more »
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Africa: 28th AU Summit - AU Reform Can't Be Fast-Tracked
ISS, 27 January 2017
Reform now seems more urgent than ever. There has been much criticism of the structures of the AUC in Addis Ababa, both externally and from within. Many say that these flaws are to… Read more »