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President Museveni meets leaders of Sudan, CAR, Zambia and Namibia

President Yoweri Museveni, in his new role of First Vice-Chairperson of the African Union, has met a series of African leaders including President Omar Al Bashir of Sudan, President Edgar Lungu of Zambia, President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéraat and the President of Namibia Hage Geingob at the side-lines of the 28^th Ordinary AU Summit of the Heads of State and Governments at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa.

The leaders discussed issues aimed at boosting relations between their countries especially peace, security, trade and development.

Earlier, Museveni had held meetings with the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and later with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, President Uhuru Kenya of Kenya, President John Pombe Magufuli of the Democratic Republic of Tanzania and President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

The newly elected bureau of the African Union as announced by the Dean of the African Diplomatic

1. Corps comprises of Chairperson: H.E Mr. Alpha Conde.
2. President of the Republic of Guinea, First Vice-Chairperson:  Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda
3. Second Vice-Chairperson: Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
4. Third Vice- Chairperson: His Majesty King MSWATI III, of the Kinfdom of Swaziland
5. Rapporteur: Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad.