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Another Faux Pas for South African Foreign Minister

International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has jumped the gun on the election of a new director general for the World Health Organisation when she accidentally congratulated former Ethiopian foreign minister Tedros Adhanom on his "election" to the position during a live interview.

VIDEO: African Union - Interview with South African Minister of International Relations

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Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa (file photo).

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