Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Elected African Union Commission Chairperson Amid Growing Continental Challenges

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Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Elected African Union Commission Chairperson Amid Growing Continental Challenges

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Djibouti's Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has been elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) for a four-year term, following a rigorous voting process at the 38th Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa.

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Djibouti's foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf elected to top AU post

African leaders chose Djibouti's foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union commission on Saturday at a summit dominated by fears of the DRC war widening into a regional conflict, the country's finance minister said.

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On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro congratulated Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, who assumed the presidency of the Commission of the African Union (AU). In a message spread on his social networks, the national president described Ali Youssouf as “an undisputed leader with a southern clarity.” “We exist and we are united!” he said. “The designation is the sure sign of the steps towards integration, justice and a multicentric and pluripolar wor…

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Africa’s Christian Professionals to Support Newly Elected AU Commission Leadership in “driving meaningful reforms”

Members of the Africa Christian Professionals Forum (ACPF) have pledged to support the new leadership of the African Union Commission (AUC) in advancing “meaningful reforms” aimed at transforming the world’s second-largest continent. In a congratulatory message published on their Facebook page on February 15, the election day of new AUC office bearers, ACPF members laud Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his election as the Chairperson of the AUC and H.E.…

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Full team that will work with new AUC chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Djibouti foreign affairs minister, was on Saturday, February 15, 2025, elected as the new African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson in a hotly contested race that took seven rounds for a winner to be determined. Mahmoud won the contest after Kenya’s candidate, Raila Odinga, dropped off in the sixth round after garnering […]

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At the 38th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, was elected Chairperson of the AU Commission for the 2025-2028 term. The election, which took place this Saturday, marks a milestone in the leadership of the pan-African organization, with Youssouf succeeding Moussa Faki Mahamat, former Prime Minister of Chad, who completed two four-year terms at the…