The African Union executive committee has a female chairperson for the first time. South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma took the helm of the AU Commission at a handover ceremony Monday at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. She replaces Jean Ping, whom she defeated in a July vote that took four rounds to produce […]
Dlamini-Zuma Becomes First Female AU Commission Chair
Posted October 15th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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Dlamini-Zuma Set to Become First Female AU Commission Chair
Posted October 15th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
The African Union Commission is set to have a female chairperson for the first time. South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma begins her four-year term Monday with a handover ceremony at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. She replaces Jean Ping, whom she defeated in a July vote that took four rounds to produce […]
Burma’s Parliament Rejects Funding for Human Rights Commission
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
The future of Burma’s new human-rights commission is uncertain after parliament cut off funding for the organization, which was established last year amid a wave of democratic reforms. The Burmese parliament refused this month to approve a budget for the government-appointed National Commission for Human Rights, saying its creation by presidential decree did not conform […]
