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The African Union Commission (AUC) says 75 Heads of States and Governments from AU member state are expected to attend the 21st African Union Summit. The summit is scheduled to hold from May 19 to May 27 in Addis Ababa. A statement by the Commission’s Directorate of Information and Communication on Saturday, said 450 journalists had been given accreditation to ...

(AFP) – South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a tight fought vote to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the first woman to hold the post, African leaders said. She beat the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon, in a closely fought election over several rounds of voting. “Now we have the African Union chair Madame Zuma, who will ...

Africa Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping has called on world leaders to resolve outstanding issues on sustainable development to make Rio+20 a reality. Speaking during the Africa Day at the UN’s conference on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday, Dr Ping said the continent expected nothing less than a global movement for generational change. He added that ...

(AFP) – South African President Jacob Zuma said Thursday his country would not “bully” its way into the top job at the African Union, a key post also being contested by Gabon. African leaders failed in January to choose between Gabon’s Jean Ping, who has held the post since 2008 and South Africa‘s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former foreign minister and ...

The United Nations, UN, and African Union Commission, AUC, have indicated to help President Goodluck Jonathan to put an end to the menace of members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which has led to the death of many people in the country. The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon; and the AUC chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping, made this known in ...