Newly elected AUC chairperson Mahamoud Youssouf from Djibouti has thanked African heads of state who supported and voted for ...

Djibouti's foreign minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, was elected as the new leader of the African Union Commission. He defeated Kenya's Raila Odinga and Madagascar's Richard Randriamandrato. Youssouf ...

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI congratulated Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on his election as President of the African Union Commission, ...

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 ...

He defeated Odinga Odinga of Kenya in the 4th round. Youssouf takes over from Moussa Faki Mahamat of Chad, who spent two terms of four years each. His emergence stunned Odinga, who observers ...

Djibouti's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf.

Youssouf vowed to prioritise peace and security ... but observers praised the career the diplomat's low-key campaign to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat and head the pan-African bloc.

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 15 (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 ...

Mohamoud Youssouf succeeds Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat, who has held the position since 2017. Youssouf's election comes at a critical time for the African Union, which is grappling with pressing ...

China on Monday congratulated Djibouti's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his ...

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 ...