He said Mahmoud Ali Youssouf won 33 votes ... observers have praised his low-key campaign. His knowledge of AU institutions is also considered an advantage, according to an International Crisis ...

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected AU commission chief at a summit in Addis Ababa - Copyright AFP Amanuel Sileshi Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected AU commission chief ...

Djibouti's Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, was elected as the chair of the African Union commission at a summit focused on addressing regional tensions stemming from the Congo war. With ...

This highly anticipated contest pits Kenya’s former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, against, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Foreign Affairs Minister for Djibouti, and Richard Randriamandrato of Madagascar.

The race for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship features three candidates ... Mahmoud Ali Youssouf from Djibouti, has pledged to provide decisive leadership to advance the AU ...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the current Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), ...

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf defeated Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya, and Richard Randriamandrato, an ex-foreign minister of Madagascar, in a vote at the AU summit in Addis Ababa ...

The Djiboutian presidency's spokesman has said that Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as the chairman ... observers have praised his low-key campaign. His knowledge of AU ...