ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf has been elected as the new chairperson of the African Union Commission, with Algerian diplomat Selma ...

Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday ... The multilingual politician -- who speaks Arabic, English and French -- remains close to Djibouti's leader ...

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti has been elected Chairperson of the African Union, AU, Commission. Youssouf emerged winner of the election after five rounds of voting on Saturday. He defeated ...

Youssouf won the required support of two-thirds ... The multilingual politician -- he speaks Arabic, English and French -- remains close to Djibouti's leader Ismail Omar Guelleh.

In a post on social media, Djibouti's economy and finance minister, Ilyas Dawaleh, said Youssouf had "won" the ... He speaks English, French and Arabic, and, though he is considered an outside ...

Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister since ... The multilingual politician -- who speaks Arabic, English and French -- remains close to ...

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 16, (Xinhua): The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on Saturday elected Djibouti's Foreign Affairs and International ...

The Djiboutian presidency's spokesman has said that Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as the chairman ... He speaks English, French and Arabic, and, though he is considered an ...

Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister since 2005, who was elected Saturday to head the African Union's executive commission.

Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as head of the ... The multilingual politician -- who speaks Arabic, English and French -- remains close to ...