AU

Heads of State and government will on Monday elect a new African Union Commission Chairperson to replace South Africa's Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma – widely credited with improved efficiencies and women's empowerment at the august body.

Six months ago Dlamini-Zuma, who declined a second four-year term, had her tenure extended in Kigali, Rwanda, after elections to replace her were inconclusive.
Dlamini-Zuma, an academic and politician, was the first woman to lead the 50-year-old organisation.