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Khadafy elected AU chair

The African Union (AU) yesterday elected Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy to head the continental organization at a summit in Ethiopia.

Khadafy, who has long promoted stronger union within the organization and poured money into some parts of Africa, was handed the chairman's gavel by outgoing AU leader Jakaya Kikwete, the Tanzanian president, to warm applause from other leaders.