<P> In 2002 , South African President Thabo Mbeki served as the inaugural chairman of the union . The post rotates annually amongst the five geographic regions of Africa ; and over the years it has assumed the following order : East , North , Southern , Central and West Africa . </P>
<P> In 2002 , South African President Thabo Mbeki served as the inaugural chairman of the union . The post rotates annually amongst the five geographic regions of Africa ; and over the years it has assumed the following order : East , North , Southern , Central and West Africa . </P>
which south african recently held a high position in the african union
which south african recently held a high position in the african union
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki