Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed’s candidature for the position of the African Union Commission Chair has been received positively by African leaders. Read: Kenya nominates CS Amina for AU Chair positionOthers were Presidents Alassane Ouattara (Ivory Coast), Denis Sassou Nguesso (Congo Brazaville) and Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal of Algeria. But she pointed out that the AU Commission Chair was an elective position and required energy and commitment to win it. On October 3, President Uhuru nominated CS Amina to vie for the position of AU Commission Chair. Also read: Cabinet endorses CS Amina's nomination to AU commission chair

Source: The Star October 16, 2016 09:22 UTC