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| Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi |
ADDIS ABABA,Jan30,2012(AFP): Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi was elected the African Union Chairman Sunday, taking over the one-year post from Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, officials said.“I want to congratulate the new chairman of the African Union... Boni Yayi,” said Obiang, the outgoing chairman, speaking after the official announcement at the AU summit meeting in the Ethiopian capital.
