{"id":31209,"date":"2016-12-20T00:27:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/tanzania-pledges-to-support-amina-for-position-of\/"},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:27:42","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:27:42","slug":"tanzania-pledges-to-support-amina-for-position-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/tanzania-pledges-to-support-amina-for-position-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania pledges to support Amina for position of AU Commission chairperson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Tanzania has pledged to support Kenya\u2019s candidate for the post of AU Commission chairperson in the coming elections.}<\/p>\n<p>A dispatch from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Dar es Salaam would support Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed in what appears to be Tanzania\u2019s departure from the resolution issued by the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTanzania\u2019s minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Augustine Mahiga, who is also the chairperson of the East Africa Council of Ministers reaffirmed Tanzania\u2019s and East Africa\u2019s commitment to Kenya\u2019s African Union Commission chairperson candidacy,\u201d said the statement last evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was emphatic that Ambassador Amina Mohamed was the candidate best suited for the position. He added that Amina Mohamed\u2019s diplomatic prowess and leadership capability was critical to building consensus and generating agreement around issues of interest to Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania had last month, alongside Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi endorsed Ms Mohamed.<\/p>\n<p>Ministers Sam Kutesa (Uganda), Aimable Otis (Burundi) and Louise Mushikiwabo (Rwanda) announced in Nairobi that they would lobby other African heads of state to back her candidature.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mahiga was represented by the country\u2019s head of chancery at its High commission in Nairobi, Talha Mohamed.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania\u2019s affirmation could calm fears in Nairobi especially since the country is also a member of the Sadc, a bloc that had pledged to support Ms Mohamed\u2019s rival for the post: Botswana\u2019s Dr Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, the only other female contender.<\/p>\n<p>The race has attracted five candidates in total. The other three are Equatorial Guinea\u2019s Foreign Minister Agapito Mba Mokuy, Chad\u2019s Moussa Faki Mahamat and Senegal\u2019s Prof Abdoulaye Bathily, currently the UN representative in the Central Africa Republic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-17159 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/amina_photo.jpg\" alt=\"Amina Mohammed, the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, at Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on July 19, 2016. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Tanzania has pledged to support Kenya\u2019s candidate for the post of AU Commission chairperson in the coming elections.} A dispatch from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Dar es Salaam would support Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed in what appears to be Tanzania\u2019s departure from the resolution issued by the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc). 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