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Africa, Comoros islands, Kenya
Comoros set to chair African Union as Nairobi makes way

Comoros President Azali Assoumani arrives for the opening ceremony at the Paris Peace Forum at The Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris on 11th November 2021. © Raphael Lafargue/Abacapress

There should not be no further obstacle to Comoros presiding over the pan-African organisation as of next month. [...]

Published on 06/01/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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