Earlier, AU Commission Chairman, Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat, commended President Kagame’s stewardship of the AU, saying the continent learnt a lot during his tenure. But member states have resisted this along with reform of the AU Commission, its executive organ. In November 2018, most states rejected a proposal to give the head of the AU Commission the power to name deputies and commissioners. AU POWERSLike other regional heavyweights Nigeria and South Africa, Egypt is not keen on a powerful AU, an African diplomat told AFP. "The AU and the AU commission are only as strong as its members want them to be.

Source: Daily Nation February 10, 2019 13:41 UTC