The African Union Assembly has retreated to cast their ballot in the firdst round of election to pick a new commission chairperson and his deputy.
Media has been barred from accessing the closed door session at the Nelson Mandela Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The vote is taking place shortly after closure of the opening ceremony of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.
Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is facing Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and Madagascar’s former Foreign Affairs Minister Richard Randriamandrato in the elections.