African leaders meet over thorny issue of AU chairman

2008 and South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, 63, a former foreign minister and ex-wife of the president.
“The entire continent is keenly watching our deliberations and is hoping a definitive solution will emerge from this meeting,” African Union chairman and Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi said.
“In the face of the multiple challenges which face Africa today, we cannot over-emphasise the urgent need for us to find . . . solutions that will end the current difficult situation,” he said.
Ping was present at the meeting, along with the presidents and prime ministgers of several African states.
At the AU summit in Addis Ababa in January, African leaders extended Ping’s mandate by six months following the deadlock in the election for a new AU Commission chairman. — AFP.