Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani did not really expect his continental peers to elect him as chair of the African Union when they gathered for their annual summit on 17 February. The decision to appoint Mauritania had been taken only a few days earlier by the heads of state of the North Africa region. Because of the rivalry between Morocco and Algeria, the North Africa region had no choice but
Africa : Ghazouani marshals his AU presidency team
