Saturday, February 23, 2008
AU chief urges Kenya political deal
AU chief urges Kenya political deal
Ping says negotiations to end the Kenya impasse are moving forward in the right direction [AFP]
Africa’s most senior diplomat has urged Kenya’s feuding parties to come to a deal after the government agreed to a power-sharing deal to help end a deadly post-election crisis.
Jean Ping, the newly elected African Union chairman, said in Nairobi: “The weekend will be crucial.
“We hope that next week we’ll have something which can be agreed.”
Ping, elected at an AU summit in Ethiopia in February, is the latest in a succession of high-powered visitors who have pushed Kenyan leaders towards common ground.
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