African Union elects Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf as its Chair
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Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga initially led in the first two rounds, but Youssouf gained momentum and secured 33 votes in the final round, while Odinga received 22 during African Union Summit 38th Ordinary Session in Addis Abeba.
This prompted Odinga to withdraw from the race, allowing Youssouf to secure the required two-thirds majority. Youssouf is the curent foreign minister of Djibouti.
Out of AU’s 49 voting member states, two abstained in the final round, with one consistently abstaining throughout the secret ballot.
With this victory, Youssouf takes over as the new head of the AU Commission, steering the continental body through its next term.
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who was attending African Union Summit 38th Ordinary Session congratulated Djibouti’s president Ismail Omar Gelle for the victory.
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African Union elects Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf as its Chair
ADDIS ABABA (Horn Observer) – Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf has was elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission securing 33 votes in the final round., after his rival Kenya's Raila Odinga wi