{{The Africa Union (AU) Commission will closely monitor the regions elections that are set to take place this year.}}<\/p>\n
In her New Year message, Commission chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said that the continent needed to focus on conducting peaceful elections in order to foster growth and development.<\/p>\n
She revealed that the commission will also send observers to cover Kenya\u2019s first general election under the new constitution.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the first time, the Commission will be sending a Long Term Observer (LTO) Expert Mission to the scheduled March 4th 2013 General Elections in the Republic of Kenya,\u201d the press statement read in part.<\/p>\n
The country is considered an entry point into the East African region and a strong economy within the trading bloc.<\/p>\n
Kenya\u2019s general elections have attracted regional and global attention with a lot of focus being placed on whether the country will slip into a state of violence as was witnessed after the 2007 general elections.<\/p>\n
Tunisia and Zimbabwe are also scheduled to hold their Presidential elections later in the year.<\/p>\n
Dr Dlamini-Zuma expressed concern over the conflict situation currently being experienced in Mali, the Central African Republic and DR Congo, adding that they were derailing development efforts.<\/p>\n
She called for a regional approach to bring speedy resolution.<\/p>\n
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