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| African Union Delegation Meets Egypt's Morsi | |
| 2013-08-01 | |
[AlAhram] Delegation of senior African figures meets Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi a day after he met EU envoy Catherine Ashton
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... (AU) delegation met with deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi on Tuesday. The African Union Wise Men Committee delegation, led by former Malian president Alpha Omar Konare, spent an hour with Morsi at This is the second meeting between a foreign delegation and Morsi since he was ousted by the military on 3 July amid nationwide protests against his rule. EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton confirmed on Tuesday that she had met Morsi for two hours late on Monday. Earlier on Tuesday, the AU delegation met a number of Egyptian officials, including army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and interim Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. Egypt was suspended from the AU following Mohamed Morsi's removal. Egypt's interim leaders have sent six special envoys to African countries to explain their version of events. | |
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