Sudan snubbed as Ghana chosen to head African Union

The African Union today chose Ghana to head the 53-member bloc, for the second year in a row – turning aside Sudan’s bid because of the Darfur crisis.

“By consensus vote, president (John) Kufuor of Ghana has been elected to the presidency of the African Union,” Alpha Oumar Konare, the AU’s chief executive, told reporters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.