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

Djiboutian diplomat and candidate for the chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has outlined an ambitious and comprehensive vision for Africa’s future if elected to ...

And that leader is Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.” Obar said Youssouf’s commitment and “deep knowledge” of the AU were unmatched. “No other candidate can claim such experience. With him ...

When the moment of truth came, it is Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf who sailed through ... then all Odinga needed was just a handful of votes to eliminate the other candidate ...

“While the outcome of this election did not favour Kenya’s candidate ... Mahmoud Youssouf and Selma Haddadi, the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Africa Union Commission, I extend my sincere ...

Following Raila's loss to Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf ... as per the AU election manual, a candidate who does not secure majority votes is eliminated and the one with the most ballots left to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...