President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has Been Elected New Chairperson of the African Union
PRESIDENT IDRISS DEBY ITNO OF CHAD HAS BEEN ELECTED NEW CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 30 January 2016: The new Chairperson of the African Union (AU), H.E. Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, was elected today, Saturday 30 January 2016, by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, during their 26th Ordinary Session holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
President Idriss Debby is taking over from H.E Mr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, as the new Chairperson of the Union for the year 2016.