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Inside the exclusive club where Africa's plans are crafted

A general view of the 26th African Union Summit at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on January 30, 2018 [EPA, Solan Kolli]

The lights shooting down from the vaulted ellipsoidal ceiling of Nelson Mandela Plenary Hall reflected on shiny bald-heads beneath and bounced off to twinkling eyes in the galleries.

Beneath, the clatter and chatter ahead of official business sounded all too familiar -- incongruous, muddled and jumbled. Some sitting, some walking around and others standing in hallways and corners.

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