Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's ambition of becoming the next African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson has been dealt a blow after the Southern African Development Community (SADC) told its 16 member states to support Madagascar's candidate, Richard Randriamandrato.
In a letter seen by Kenyans.co.ke and addressed to all the foreign ministers within the trade bloc, SADC advised its member states to vote for Randriamandrato in the upcoming election.
SADC comprises 16 countries which are located in the Southern part of Africa including Angola, Botswana, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eswatini, Lesotho, and Madagascar.
Other countries under the same economic bloc are Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
