APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ten countries have been elected as new members of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU PSC) for a two-year term.
The election took place on the final day of the two-day meeting of the 47th ordinary session of the AU executive council of foreign ministers.
Over a dozen candidates including four East African countries were vying for the 10 seats up for grabs at the AU’s top peace and security decision-making body.
Eritrea and Ethiopia reportedly withdrew their candidacy at the time of voting while Egypt stood as North Africa’s sole candidate.
This paved the way for the executive council to elect at least one country from all five regions of the continent to the AU PSC.
The newly elected PSC member states are Tanzania and Uganda from the East, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea from Central Africa, and Angola and Botswana from the Southern Africa region.
The other four countries are Côte d’ivoire, Sierra Leone and The Gambia in West Africa, and Egypt from the North African region.
The ten AU member states will officially take the seat at the AU PSC for a two-year term on April 1st, 2024.
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