Brussels, 04/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, has welcomed the election of the new president of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, who was elected to this post by the 53 heads of state during their summit in Addis Ababa (31 January - 2 February). Jean Ping, the current foreign affairs minister of Gabon, takes over from Alpha Oumar Konaré of Mali, to whom the European Commission has paid tribute. “With his...