Support from Kenyan President William Ruto was not enough to stave off defeat for veteran politician Raila Odinga when his ...

The new AU Commission chair promised to defend Africa’s fair representation and role in global forums. This is likely to be ...

The newly elected chairperson for the Africa Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (C) smiles after election results during the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, at the AU Headquarters in Addis ...

Africa needs leaders at the helm of the African Union Commission that can position the continent to move its agenda forward. This weekend, African Union member states will elect a new Chair, Deputy ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - 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 Congo war ...

The former African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat emphasized the enduring significance of Adwa, describing ...

African leaders elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union ...

The African Union commision has new leadership in Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. But how will the AU handle deepening ...

Following seven rounds of balloting, 60-year-old diplomat Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected the sixth chair of the African Union Commission in February 2025. Politics professor Ulf Engel ...

AFRICA: ON February 15, during the 38th summit of the African Union (AU) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders ...