Patrick Burnett

The appointment of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma against the incumbent, Mr Jean Ping, as chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) at the Summit in Addis Ababa on 15 July has been greeted with enthusiasm in many quarters.

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Twenty-four hour network coverage, activist videos, Twitter, Facebook and blogs have all mashed together to convey the Egyptian revolution to the world.

Ten years ago, the twin towers had yet to come crashing down. A peace deal and transitional government had yet to come into being in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).