Why Amina Mohamed Lost AU Chairperson Election; Regional Geopolitics and Diplomacy Play Out in Male Dominated Summit

  In the Africa Union (AU) as in other political organizations, elective offices are eagerly sought as badges of prestige and levers of global influence. On 30th of January 2017, a woman vied to become the Chairperson of the powerful African Union. The election was hotly contested; in fact, the voting went to round 7,...