He defeated Odinga Odinga of Kenya in the 4th round. Youssouf takes over from Moussa Faki Mahamat of Chad, who spent two terms of four years each. His emergence stunned Odinga, who observers ...

Youssouf, elected for the 2025-2028 term, will succeed Moussa Faki Mahamat, the outgoing chair and former Chadian prime minister, who has completed his two-term, eight-year tenure leading the ...

He said Mahmoud Ali Youssouf won 33 votes, beating veteran opposition Kenyan politician Raila Odinga to succeed Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat for a four-year term. The 59-year-old career diplomat has ...

He replaces Moussa Faki Mahamat of Chad, who served two terms as AU commissioner. Youssouf, who has been minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Djibouti since 2005, is the longest-serving ...

Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday ... diplomat's low-key campaign to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat and head the pan-African bloc.

Mohamoud Youssouf succeeds Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat, who has held the position since 2017. Youssouf's election comes at a critical time for the African Union, which is grappling with pressing ...

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected AU commission chief ... the diplomat’s low-key campaign to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat and head the pan-African bloc. The multilingual politician ...

Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister since ... career the diplomat's low-key campaign to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat and head the ...

Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as head of the ... the career the diplomat's low-key campaign to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat and head the pan ...

Youssouf won the required support of two-thirds ... career the diplomat's low-key campaign to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat and head the pan-African bloc. The multilingual politician ...

He said Mahmoud Ali Youssouf won 33 votes, beating veteran opposition Kenyan politician Raila Odinga to succeed Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat for a four-year term. The 59-year-old career diplomat has ...