Kigali - South Africa is set to contribute even more to the African Union (AU) under a new self-funding model adopted at the continental body’s summit in Kigali, Rwanda this weekend.

From 2017 all countries will be required to impose a levy of 0.2% on all their “eligible imports” to contribute to the AU, which meant the body’s income will be boosted to $1.2bn (R17.16bn) from its current $447m (R6.4bn) budget.

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