The African Union’s new leadership has some fresh faces. But it will be hard for the newcomers to overcome the AU’s lack of political will to solve the continent’s crises, writes DW’s Mimi Mefo Takambou.
CHANGES in leadership are a rare phenomenon in many parts of Africa.
So, whenever this happens, we Africans get excited about what the new leadership could bring to our continent, which has been stuck for so long in a morass of economic stagnation, unemployment and conflict.
That’s why, like many of us, I’ve been closely watching the African Union’s elections for a new chairperson and new heads of the commission.
But I have mixed feelings about the results.
I was exhilarated to see Monique Nsanzabaganwa from Rwanda elected by the assembly as deputy chairperson of the AU Commission. The first woman to hold the position, she brings a breath of fresh air to the leadership.
Nsanzabaganwa describes
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