The Comoros chairs the African Union
Azali Assoumani, president of the Comoros, was elected president of the African Union on February 18. This is the first time that a small island state of less than a million inhabitants has been placed at the head of the continental organization.. According to Le Monde, the Comorian candidacy benefited from active support from France. Despite the existing dispute between Paris and Moroni since the independence of the archipelago and the choice of Mayotte, accepted by France, to remain within the fold of the former colonial power, Azali Assoumani remains appreciated by French diplomacy. He is one of the rare African leaders to have strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and could use his influence as a Muslim leader in conflicts where France is contested., like in Mali. The Comorian opposition, for its part, deplores the arrival of Assoumani at the head of the African Union as the next presidential election approaches., planned for 2024 in the Comoros.
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