Uma Presidente da Comissão da União Africana

South Africa finally won the battle for the AU Commission chair, amid high hopes for reform and more effective interventions. Security crises in five countries and pressing economic problems confront the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Although she has three months to wind up in South Africa, where she is Home Affairs Minister, before moving to the AU in Addis Ababa, her transition programme is already under way. After a fairly bitter election campaign, senior officials are urging the defeated candidate and incumbent, Gabon’s Jean Ping, to work for a smooth handover. Since the veteran diplomat is searching for another international posting, he may want to protect his legacy. Over the coming months, the AU will play a central role in negotiations on Congo-Kinshasa, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Somalia, and South Sudan and Sudan.