Africa: Election of New Chairman of African Union Commission Happens in 2025

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Africa: Election of New Chairman of African Union Commission Happens in 2025

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The next chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) is to be elected in February 2025, and a candidate should be proposed by the East African Region, when Angola will assume the leadership of the African Union for the first time.

Source: allAfrica.com

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