South Africa's Nkosozana Zuma elected AU Commission chairwoman

Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa – The South African Nkosozana Zuma, last Sunday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was elected chairwoman of the African Union (AU) Commission. The election of South Africa’s incumbent minister of the Interior happened at the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, which started last Sunday, in the Ethiopian capital city. After four rounds of the electoral process, Nkosozana Zuma finally beat the Gabonese Jean Ping, who is the outgoing chairman of the AU Commission. Meanwhile, the acting chairman of the African Union, Benin’s President Boni Yayi, informed that the commissioners and other members of the Commission will be elected afterwards.