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Ethiopia
elected president of African
First Ladies
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 ADDIS
ABEBA(July 7,2008) - First
Lady Azeb Mesfin was elected president of the Organization of African
First Ladies (OAFLA), the National Coalition for Women Against HIV/AIDS
(NCWH), which Azeb heads, said on Friday.
The first lady was elected on the OAFLA General Assembly held in Sharm
El Sheikh, Egypt from June 29 to July 1, 2008.
"With the election of Azeb, the secretariat for OAFLA will now
move to Addis Ababa from Lusaka," the coalition said in a press
statement Friday.
The outgoing First Lady of Zambia served as president for the last
two years.
First Lady of Libya, Madam Safia Gadaffi, was elected vice president,
the statement release added.
OALFA was established on 8th July 2002 as a result of the Geneva special
meeting attended by thirty-seven African First Ladies.
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