ADDIS ABABA — Egypt is disappointed with the African Union’s (AU’s) decision to temporarily revoke its membership following the military overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi, but this will not affect long-term relations, says ambassador Mohamed Edrees, Egypt’s permanent representative to the AU.The continental body became the first international actor to condemn the ousting of Mursi when the AU Peace and Security Council opted to immediately suspend Egypt from participation in all AU activities on Friday last week."We think this application of African Union articles and protocols is not right: Egypt is a special case and deserves a special way to address it," Mr Edrees told Business Day. "The African Union is not used to addressing change by the mandate of the will of the people. This is a new challenge from a political and legal aspect to the African Union’s existing rules and instruments."He seemed bemused by the AU’s decision: "The reaction should have been the same (as in Januar...
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