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 ...

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf ... Youssouf, 59, will take the baton from his predecessor Moussa Faki Mahamat for a four-year tenure ...

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 ...

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf ... Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf as the new AU Commission chairperson. Youssouf, elected for the 2025-2028 term, will succeed Moussa Faki Mahamat, the outgoing chair ...

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 ...

Youssouf acknowledged God’s power in his victory and prayed for strengthen to perform his duties. He also acknowledged the trust African heads of state have in him to take on the task of leading ...

Until his election as the AUC chair, Youssouf had served in the government of Djibouti as Minister of Foreign Affairs for two decades since 2005. He is an alumnus of University of Liverpool where ...

Despite predictions of a close race, the election on 15 February of Moussa Faki Mahamat’s successor to lead the African Union Commission (AUC) produced a clear winner. Djibouti’s foreign minister, ...