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 ...

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.

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 elected Saturday to head the African Union's executive commission. Youssouf won ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Uchaguzi wa Mwenyekiti wa Tume ya Umoja wa Afrika, ambao umekuwa ukifuatiliwa kwa karibu siku za hivi karibuni, umefanyika Ijuma hii na Mahamoud Ali Youssouf Ali Youssouf, Waziri wa zamani wa ...

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.

Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission after a heated contest that extended into a seventh round ...