Amani Abou-Zeid re-elected as AU’s Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism Commissioner

Amani Abou-Zeid re-elected as AU’s Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism Commissioner

AU Commissioner Amani Abou Zeid during interview with Egypt Today in 2018 - Photo by: Hossam Atef/Egypt Today







CAIRO – 8 February 2021: Egyptian commissioner Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid has been re-elected for the position of African Union's Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism Commissioner for a second term of four years.

Egypt has nominated African Union's Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism Commissioner Amani Abou-Zeid, to run in the elections of the African Union (AU) on six commissioner seats.

Twenty-five candidates from 18 different African countries competed in the same elections.

Elections for the posts of AU commissioner, his deputy, and the other six commissioner seats were held during the 38th session of the meeting of the executive council of the AU foreign ministers in January and February ahead of the AU Summit.

For her part, Dr. Amani stated that she is honored to have been re-elected to the AU post, adding that