President of Comoros takes up AU chair
The significance for the Comoros taking over the new chair of the African Union.
The African Union has a new chair -聽 the president of the Comoros - Azali Assoumani. We hear why it's significant for his nation.
Also, nearly 100 million Nigerians gear up for Saturday's presidential elections, but the economic woes and lack of Naira, not Presidential hopefuls, take centre stage.
Plus, the co-writer and lead actress of the new series African Queens, tell us about Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba.
(Image: Azali Assoumani President of the Union of Comoros and the incoming African Union Chairperson arrives for the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Africa Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri.)
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