Ahead of the crucial vote, Kenya was at a bad place over the conflict in Eastern DR Congo, amid accusations that Nairobi ...

Raila Raila Odinga's quest for this promised land has been bumpy and winding. From being clandestinely sneaked out of his motherland 66 years ago into wintry Europe where he was taught in strange ...

There were tears and disappointment as supporters of Raila Odinga in his perceived stronghold of Nyanza expressed their displeasure following the former prime minister’s failure to clinch the African ...

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has formally conceded defeat in his bid for African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship, moments after losing to Djibouti's Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Ali ...

Commission Chairperson is Mahamoud Ali Youssouf and take oath of office in March this year. According to the vote tally, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf secured 33 votes on the 7th round of voting. He succeeds ...

ADDIS ABABA -- The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on Saturday ...

Addressing the media in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shortly after he lost to Djibouti’s candidate Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Odinga ...

Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister since 2005, who was ...

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 ...

ADDIS ABABA - After seven rounds of hectic voting by Heads of State and governments, Djibouti’s foreign affairs minister ...

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