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Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Elected New AU Commission Chair

Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has been elected chair of the African Union Commission. He succeeds Moussa Faki, a former prime minister of Chad, who had led the 55-nation bloc since 2017. Youssouf defeated former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Madagascar’s ex-Foreign Minister Richard Randriamandrato in a vote at the AU summit in… Read More »Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Elected New AU Commission Chair

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Who is Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the African Union's Newly Elected Chairman?

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's long-serving Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been elected as the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Youssouf secured the position on Saturday, Feb. 15, by winning the required two-thirds majority from 49 eligible member states. He defeated former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Mad…

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This PHOTO of MONICA JUMA ‘celebrating’ MAHMOUD YOUSSOUF’s AUC election victory has sparked reactions - Did she sabotage RAILA? (LOOK)

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - The fallout from Raila Odinga’s shocking defeat in the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson election has taken a dramatic twist, with whispers of sabotage now rocking political circles. A section of netizens and ODM politicians have singled out Monica Juma, President William Ruto’s National Security Advisor, accusing her of working against the former Prime Minister. Raila suffered a humiliating loss on February…

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The elections for the presidency of the African Union Commission brought Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Mahamoud Youssouf to victory, overturning all the predictions of the eve. In fact, the big favorite was the important Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, who has a long career and was defeated in the last presidential elections in Nairobi. Kenya had worked very hard to get elected president of the commission and had always been ahead in the first…

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New leadership of African Union Commission elected - THE AFRICAN COURIER. Reporting Africa and its Diaspora!

The African Union (AU) has elected Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister, as the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC). The election took place during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, held from 15 to 16 February 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Youssouf will be deputized by Selma Malika Haddadi, Algeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the …

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On 15 and 16 February, elections were held for the African Union on the occasion of the Summit of the Heads of State of the African Union. The strategic positions of President and Vice-President of the Commission were at stake. Although the real scope of the Commission's powers is relative, it retains a strong symbolic power and the countries and sub-groups of the continent are waging a sustained war of influence to win these elections. This wee…