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 ...

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 ... 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 ...

Even before African Union Chairperson election was held on Saturday, Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf was the man to beat in the eyes of Kenyans. Yousssouf, deemed an outside ...

Raila was Kenya’s candidate in an election Youssouf emerged winner after securing 33 votes in the seventh round of voting. Raila conceded defeat and also congratulated Youssouf on his victory.

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 ...

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, a candidate for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship, talks to delegates during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of ...

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 55 ...