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Africa: Race for African Union Head Heats Up
ISS, 16 May 2012
The African Union's (AU) Eight-member Ad hoc Committee of Heads of State and Government (Committee of Eight) met in Cotonou, Benin on 14 May 2012, to discuss the election of the… Read more »
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Africa: South Africa Headed for AU Stalemate With Nothing Up Its Sleeve
Daily Maverick, 16 May 2012
Unless the South African government gets its head out of the sand over the next chairperson of the AU, there'll be another stalemate in Lilongwe - and our already battered… Read more »
Competition for African Union Leadership Intensifies
Analysts say the differences in the foreign policy positions of Nigeria and South Africa may contribute to a prolonged deadlock in the election of the African Union's leadership.
InFocus
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Francophone Africa and Gabon have indicated a willingness to fall behind a SADC-nominated compromise candidate to head the African Union but South Africa refuse to withdraw from ... Read more »
