Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister since 2005, who was ...

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.

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 ...

"We won, we have secured the most votes, and we won," spokesman Alexis Mohamed said. He said Mahmoud Ali Youssouf won 33 votes, beating veteran opposition Kenyan politician Raila Odinga to succeed ...

The Djiboutian presidency's spokesman has said that Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as the chairman of the African Union's executive commission. In a post on social media, ...

Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as head of the African Union Commission, securing the backing of regional leaders in Addis Ababa. Youssouf ...

Youssouf won the required support of two-thirds of the region's leaders in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to secure the post representing some 1.5 billion Africans across the continent. The 59 ...