CAIRO (Sputnik) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was elected chairman of the African Union for 2019, the spokesperson of Sisi’s office said in a statement. "Guinea’s president [Alpha Conde] congratulated [Sisi] over Egypt’s election for presidency of the African Union in 2019," the statement, released on Sunday, read. On Sunday, which was the first day of the meeting, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame took over the African Union’s presidency for 2018. © REUTERS/ The Egyptian Presidency/Handout Egypt's Rising Economy Prompts Chinese President to Invite Sisi to BRICS ForumIn 2013, the African Union suspended Egypt’s membership after government of President Mohamed Morsi had been overthrown. The African Union, launched in 2002, unites the states on the African continent.

Source: Ethiopian News January 29, 2018 02:26 UTC