President Yoweri Museveni, who was elected the First Vice-Chairperson of the African Union, has met a series of African leaders including Omar Al Bashir of Sudan, Edgar Lungu of Zambia, Faustin-Archange Touadéraat of the Central African Republic and Hage Geingob of Namibia.
In separate meetings held on the side-lines of the 28th Ordinary AU Summit of the Heads of State and Governments at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Museveni and the other leaders discussed issues aimed at boosting relations between their countries especially peace, security, trade and development.
Earlier, the President 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 Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
The newly elected bureau of the African Union as announced by the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps comprises of Chairperson Alpha Conde, President of Guinea, First Vice-Chairperson Yoweri Museveni of Uganda; Second Vice-Chairperson Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria, Third Vice- Chairperson and Rapporteur King Mswati III of Swaziland and Idriss Deby Itno of Chad.
