Will al-Bashir Get the AU Presidency?

Posted on January 27, 2007
Filed Under Sudan, Darfur, Bashir, Africa |

I’ve talked about this before and I’m still waiting for the outcome. I’m not terribly excited as you can tell. Meanwhile Chad has announced it will withdraw from the AU if Sudan takes over the presidency:

Jan 27, 2007 (ADDIS ABABA) — Chad will withdraw from the African Union if Sudan takes the chairmanship of the body next week, Chadian Foreign Minister Ahmat Allam-Mi said on Saturday.

A diplomatic deadlock is expected at an AU summit next week as Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir hopes to secure the chair of the pan-African body after a promise made a year ago.

But spiralling violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has fuelled strong opposition to his bid. As host last year, Sudan wanted the leadership but Congo’s President Dennis Sassou Nguesso took over in a compromise.

Sudan becoming chairman of the AU will obviously turn the purpose of the AU troops in Darfur into a complete joke. I wonder how Werner K feels about that.

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