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Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn elected African Union chairman
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn attends the African Peer Review Mechanism at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa January 26, 2013. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected the African Union chairman on Sunday, taking over the one-year post from Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi.
“It is with a great sense of honour and humility that I accept the chairperson of our union,” Hailemariam told leaders at the AU summit meeting. “I wish to express my heartfelt thanks for the opportunity to serve this half-a-century-old organisation for the next one year.”
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