Interview with SADC candidate for AU Commission chair

Ambitious: Venson- Moitoi
Ambitious: Venson- Moitoi

Mmegi Staffer, TEFO PHEAGE caught up with SADC’s candidate for the AU commission chairmanship, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, to discuss regional and international politics

Mmegi: Tell us about your candidature for the AU Commission (AUC) Chairmanship?

Venson-Moitoi: I am a firm believer in an Africa where we can all work together to find solutions to problems that we face. My vision for the African Union (AU) is an organisation that drives for results, pursues common objectives and envisions an integrated, people-centred and prosperous Africa, which is at peace with itself.

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