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

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 ...

Kenya's AUC chair candidate Raila Odinga concedes defeat, says not bitter over loss and is available to offer other services; plans to return home and focus on other matters.

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 ...

Raila Odinga lost the African Union Commission election held in Ethiopia to Djibouti's Mahmoud Youssouf. His loss elicited ...

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 ...

ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia BureauADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) - ON the eve of the election of the next chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), a candidate has accused rivals ...

Raila Odinga was floored in the African Union Commission (AUC) election after being floored by Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali ...

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