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Kenyan to head African telecoms body

John Omo, newly elected ATU Secretary General.

A Kenyan has clinched the top seat at the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the Africa Union’s specialised agency on telecommunications.

John Omo was elected secretary general of ATU with 23 votes, beating his sole challenger, Burundi’s Constaque Hakizimana, who managed two votes.

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