President Sirleaf and Prime Minister Desalegn also shared note and experiences on diaspora engagement, localized real estate development and technology. President Sirleaf assured the Gambian Vice President of the fullest support of ECOWAS and Liberia as well. The 28th Summit also witnessed the election of a new Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and 7 Commissioners of the African Union Commission. The 28th AU Summit also elected seven out of the eight AU Commissioners including Peace and Security; Political Affairs; Trade and Industry; Infrastructure and Energy; Social Affairs; Rural Economy and Agriculture; Human Resource and Economic Affairs. He also congratulated the new leadership of the African Union Commission.

Source: Front Page Africa February 02, 2017 03:21 UTC