Venson-Moitoi must throw in the towel :: Mmegi Online

In case Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi was celebrating a recent pledge by the SADC region to support her campaign for the AU Commission head position next year, she should start worrying. She should simply abandon this dream, as recent developments do not put Botswana anywhere near leading the AU Commission writes Mmegi Staffer, BAME PIET

The Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi is a big dreamer, and brave one at that, which she should be applauded for. She has attempted her luck at what many Batswana would not have thought possible – leading the African Union Commission at a time when their President has shown no interest in the affairs of the organisation. During his reign as the then Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation between 2009 and 2014, Phandu Skelemani used to refer to AU proceedings as chaos and a circus.

That was the time when the AU chairperson was none other than King of Kings, Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, a long-time dictator who died in October 20, 2011.

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