South African becomes first woman to head AU

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a closely fought election to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the first woman to hold the post, African leaders said. She beat the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon, after several rounds of voting. “Now we have the African Union chair Madame Zuma, [...]