Djibouti's foreign minister Mohamoud Ali Youssouf claimed Raila Odinga's scalp to run away with the coveted African Union Commission chairperson job following a fiercely contested election at the ...

JOHANNESBURG - Elections for a new African Union (AU) commission chairperson will take place this weekend in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently attending ...

The African Union Commission has a new chairperson in Djibouti’s foreign minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, after seven rounds of voting by AU’s 49 member states late on Saturday afternoon. A total of ...

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[File, Standard] The Southern African Development Community (SADC ... Magosi, the SADC executive secretary. READ: Raila AUC chair bid advances as 28 votes secured The decision follows an August ...

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Taher Al-Baour held talks on Tuesday with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki, ahead of the 46th Ordinary Session of the ...

“With your proven track record of transformative leadership and dedication to Africa’s progress, you are undoubtedly suited for the AUC chair,” Ruto said. However, despite his ...

This week African heads of state meet in Addis Ababa to elect the next chair of the African Union Commission. AUC chairperson, as I argued in an earlier column, is just a fancy title for spokesperson ...

23, 2023 at United Nations headquarter - Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Youssouf, has won the race to become the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Youssouf defeated former ...

The African Union (AU) concluded its annual summit on Saturday, electing Djibouti's Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, as the new chair of the AU Commission. The election, held in a secret ballot ...