Macky Sall succeeds DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi for 1-year term
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Senegal’s President Macky Sall was elected as the African Union’s new chairperson on Saturday.
Sall, who has led Senegal since 2012, succeeds Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for a one-year term.
He was elected by his peers at the start of a two-day AU summit in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, which will focus on addressing the myriad of challenges facing the continent, including persistent conflicts, a spike in military coups, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
In his inaugural speech, Sall said Africa is beset by a multitude of problems despite its commendable progress over the past few decades.
