The multilingual politician -- who speaks Arabic, English and French -- remains close to Djibouti's leader Ismail Omar Guelleh.

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

The African Union (AU) concluded its annual summit on Saturday, electing Djibouti's Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, ...

Odinga's defeat has elicited mixed reactions in Kenya. While some of his supporters expressed disappointment, others viewed it as an opportunity for Odinga to refocus on his political ambitions, ...

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

Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, foreign minister since 2005, who was ...

ADDIS ABABA -- The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on Saturday ...

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 ...

The AU Peace and Security Council meeting in Addis Ababa crystallized tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

Gen Guterres criticises the lack of permanent African representation on the UN Security Council, urges the international ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrity" be respected ...