On February 16, 2025, the African Union (AU), which includes 55 countries and over 1.5 billion citizens, elected Mahmoud Ali ...

During a conversation with Lukhanyo Neer, Chief Operating Officer, of Thabo Mbeki Foundation, former Prime Minister of Mali Mousa Mara said that the continent needs to prioritise its own interest firs ...

But with the expansion of the African Union Commission’s staff from roughly 600 in the ... to the institution’s shared values amid a democratic recession. The new chair will have to deal with the ...

The 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union took place in February 2025 in Addis Ababa. The ...

Africa’s leaders met in Addis Ababa in February to elect Mahmoud Ali Youssouf as the new African Union (AU) Commission chairperson. This leadership transition presents an opportunity to redefine ...

The strategy calls for an increased focus on trade and security co-operation with entities like the African Union, as Ottawa ...

New York, Sept. 23, 2024 (AP photo by Richard Drew). Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s long-serving foreign minister, took office as the African Union Commission’s chair yesterday, four weeks ...

[AU, via X] Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has officially assumed office as the new African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson, taking over from outgoing chair Moussa Faki Mahamat of Chad. Expressing ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed H.E. Mohamed El-Amine Souef as the new Chief of Staff and Amb. Moussa Mohamed Omar as the new Deputy Chief of ...