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Egypt elected to chair African Union in 2019:<\/strong> President Abdel Fattah El Sisi participated yesterday in a closed session of African Union (AU) heads of state at the 30th summit in Addis Ababa, during which Egypt was elected to chair the AU in 2019 for one year, according to an Ittihadiya statement (pdf)<\/a>. The session also included a discussion<\/a> of planned reforms to the institution, including implementing a checks-and-balances system for decisions passed through the AU.<\/p>\n

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Egypt elected to chair African Union in 2019: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi participated yesterday in a closed session of African Union (AU) heads of state at the 30th summit in Addis Ababa, during which Egypt was elected to chair the AU in 2019 for one year, according to an Ittihadiya statement (pdf). 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