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

A section of leaders have voiced their sentiments regarding the African Union Commission chairmanship elections in which Raila Odinga lost to Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf.Raila was eliminated from ...

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has conceded defeat after losing the African Union Commission chairmanship race to Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf.Addressing the media Saturday evening after the ...

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 ...

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.