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President Goodluck Jonathan was on Sunday defeated by the President of Benin Republic, Thomas Boni Yayi, in the race for the chairmanship of the African Union, (AU), at the opening ceremony of its 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Nigerian president lost after a group of West African nations opposed his candidature. Jonathan of Nigeria ...

The Nigerian president and chairman of ECOWAS, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, played host to the president of Benin Republic, Boni Yayi, who arrived Nigeria on Sunday afternoon to discuss how to strengthen ties between the two countries to combat piracy, as well as bring development in the ECOWAS sub region. There was a brief airport reception before the two leaders entered ...