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African Leaders to Choose New AU Chair at Busy Summit

As African heads of state look at big issues across this continent at this year's African Union summit, they also need to make a big internal decision: They need a new leader. AU commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is on borrowed time after heads of state extended her term. Analyst Liesl Louw-Vaudran says this is likely to head the agenda. "The hot issue is electing a new chairperson for the African Union commission," she said. "It was postponed last...

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