AFP: Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe named new African Union chairman [As usual, no mention by a complicit media of the continued killing off of White farmers. --tma]

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe named new African Union chairman

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe took over the post of African Union chairman on Friday, replacing Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

Mugabe, Africa's oldest president aged 90, shook hands with Abel Aziz in front of fellow leaders to applause at the AU summit in the Ethiopian capital.

"By electing me to preside over this august body, with full knowledge of the onerous responsibility that lies ahead, I humbly accept your collective decision," Mugabe said, as he thanked leaders for granting him the position.

Mugabe, a former liberation war hero who is Africa's third-longest serving leader, is viewed with deep respect by many on the continent. ...

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