Leaked Letter Alleges Cronyism at the AU - Report

The deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission has launched an unprecedented attack on his boss, chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, South Africa's Mail & Guardian newspaper reports. Writer Simon Allison says that Thomas Kwesi-Quartey has sent a letter to Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo "revealing deep divisions within the senior leadership of the AU and shedding more light on previous reports of nepotism and sexual harassment".

Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission Thomas Kwesi-Quartey

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