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Mauritania Takes Over Chairmanship of African Union
Mauritania Takes Over Chairmanship of African Union
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On February 17-18, Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, hosts the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. 17.02.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The chairmanship of the African Union has passed to Mauritania, Comoros' President Azali Assoumani, the previous chairman of the union, said at the 37th AU summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.Mauritania initially refused to take the chair of the union, as the country is due to hold presidential elections in June. However, Ghazouani then agreed.
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On February 17-18, Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, hosts the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government.
The chairmanship of the African Union has passed to Mauritania, Comoros' President Azali Assoumani, the previous chairman of the union, said at the 37th AU summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
"We would like to wish full success to my brother [Mauritania's President] Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who will take over the noble mission that we entrusted to him in the service of our continent," Assoumani noted.
A general view of the logo and the flags of the member states of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 15, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 17.02.2024
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Mauritania initially refused to take the chair of the union, as the country is due to hold presidential elections in June. However, Ghazouani then agreed.
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