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

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, a candidate for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship, talks to delegates during the 38th ...

Scores of dignitaries and heads of state from across the continent have gathered at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia for the ...

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

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the opening ceremony of the 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union ...

President Mnangagwa arrived in Ethiopia on Thursday night for the 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit. The ...

President William Ruto accompanied former prime minister Raila Odinga to the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, ...

The African Union chose its new leadership, and now faces several peace and security challenges which the International Crisis Group (ICG) described as "forbidding". This is an extract of ICG's ...

Kenya’s former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has broken his silence following his loss in the African Union Commission (AUC) ...

African leaders chose Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union commission on Saturday at a ...

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 Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister since 2005, who was ...