When African Union Commission chief Jean Ping spoke by telephone with Capt.

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Jean Ping, the Gabonese president of the General Assembly who is responsible for supervising the preparation of the outcome document, rushed to mount a rescue operation.

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Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian Prime Minister, and Jean Ping, Chair of the African Union Commission, led much of the discussion, which centred on the impact of the global recession.

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It will be opened by Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, in the presence of the Ethiopian Prime minister, Meles Zenawi, and Jean Ping, Chair of the African Union Commission.

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She had a narrow lead over the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon, through the first three rounds and reached the required two-thirds majority with 37 votes in the fourth round.

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African Union Chairman Jean Ping issued a statement expressing his group's "total rejection of any attempt at undermining the constitutional order" and demanding the "immediate and unconditional release" of Pereira and Gomes.

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"We hope to establish a continental plan for prevention, and if necessary a mechanism to fight this outbreak that has not yet affected Africa, " the AU's Peace and Security Commissioner Jean Ping said in Addis Ababa.

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