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Raila faces three contenders for AU top job

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Kenya submits Raila Odinga's nomination for AU Commission Chairperson to the continent's Eastern Region Dean in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[Photo, courtesy]

Orange Democratic Movement party leader Raila Odinga will face off with three other contenders in his bid for the African Union Commission's chairman position.

The African Union had set August 6, as the deadline for candidates vying for eight senior AUC positions to submit their credentials, which has since lapsed.

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