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Top Djibouti diplomat wins AUC Commissioner race
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has been chosen as the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).
Youssouf was elected on Saturday, during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa.
He succeeds Moussa Faki Mahamat of Chad, who completed his second four-year term limit on Saturday.
While the position was strictly reserved for East Africa, three contestants including Youssouf, Madagascar’s ex-foreign minister Richard Randriamandrato, and Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, contested the seat.
Born September 2, 1965, Youssouf is a Djiboutian diplomat who has headed the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2005. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and English.
Top Djibouti diplomat wins AUC Commissioner race
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has been chosen as the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).
Youssouf was elected on Saturday, during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa.
He succeeds Moussa Faki Mahamat of Chad, who completed his second four-year term limit on Saturday.
While the position was strictly reserved for East Africa, three contestants including Youssouf, Madagascar’s ex-foreign minister Richard Randriamandrato, and Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, contested the seat.
Born September 2, 1965, Youssouf is a Djiboutian diplomat who has headed the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2005. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and English.