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OAU fills posts in secretariat, rights commission

    NAIROBI

    The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) elected five assistant
    secretaries-general at its just-ended summit, OAU Chairman Abdelaziz Bouteflika told a news conference in Algiers on Wednesday.

    Representing West Africa is Nigeria's Lawrence Agubuzu. The others are: North Africa - Said Djinit of Algeria; Southern Africa - Daniel Antonio of Mozambique; Central Africa - Mohamat Doutoum of Chad and East Africa - Vijay Makham of Mauritius.

    The summit also elected five persons to the African Human and People's Rights Commission in Banjul, The Gambia, PANA reported. They are - Vera Chirwa (Malawi), E.V.O. Dankwa (Ghana), Jainaba Johm (The Gambia), Andrew Chigovera (Zimbabwe) and Florence Butegwa (Uganda) - will join six other commissioners whose tenures have not yet expired.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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