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Raila formally kicks off AUC chair campaign in Addis Ababa

President William Ruto (right), former Prime Minister Raila Odinga (centre) and Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio during the World Without Hunger 2024 Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 7, 2024. [PCS]

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will formally begin his journey in continental politics Friday, abandoning his involvement in the local arena.

Raila's secretariat will launch his African Union Commission bid at the continental body's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, stepping up a gear in the campaign for a seat that becomes vacant in February.

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