Jacob Zuma

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic met with African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on the first day of the African Union Executive Council's session in Addis Ababa on Monday.

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Tolstoy’s line from his novel “Anna Karenina” was reminded to us by Fabio Ostermann, the head of a Brazilian think tank. It was indeed an appropriate reference, since we were a bit like five big families gathered to talk about our unhappy lives!

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is tipped to win the general vote held on Thursday.

With most ballots counted, it had gained nearly 63% of the vote, according to data by the Independent Electoral Commission cited by Al Jazeera.

This is nearly three percent less than in 2009 and will prevent the party from a desired two-thirds majority.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is to take part in the EU-Africa summit, which will be held April 2 and 3.

Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin will also participate in the event, Bulgaria's CROSS news agency has reported.