Sunday, January 27, 2013

Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn elected as African Union Chairman

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. PHOTO/File

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected by African heads of state as chairman of the African Union today, replacing Benin’s President Yayi Boni.

Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, 47, who became leader of Ethiopia after the death from illness of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in August, will serve a one-year term as head of the African Union (AU).

The 54-member continental bloc’s assembly is meeting in

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