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AU names Obasanjo High Representative for Horn of Africa

Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo.

Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo named African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Tesfa-Alem Tekle

Correspondent in Addis Abba, Ethiopia

Nation Media Group

The African Union (AU) has appointed Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo as its high representative for the Horn of Africa's region.

“This decision is part of the African Union’s drive to promote peace, security, stability and political dialogue all over the Horn of Africa region,” Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission, said in a statement on Thursday.

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