Nothing distracts it; nothing takes its fist from the enemy’s face. These are the words of celebrated Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, penned 50 years ago and perhaps more poignant now than ever as ...

The African Union Commision has new leadership in Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. But how will the AUC handle deepening continental and global crises? Pushed to the peripheries of the world's ...

The identities of two men accused of murdering an underworld figure who shot back have been suppressed for this reason. The pair, aged 20 and 22, were both charged with murder last month over ...

Later on Monday, Lebanon’s Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya (Islamic Group) announced the martyrdom of Hamas military official Mahmoud Shaheen, who was killed in the Sidon airstrike.

ADDIS ABABA: Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, foreign minister since 2005, who was elected Saturday (Feb 15) to head the African Union's ...

New AUC chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf sent a message to President William Ruto thanking him just hours after flooring Raila Odinga in a hotly contested race on Saturday, February 15. The Djibouti’s ...

Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected on February 15 as head of the African Union Commission, securing the backing of regional leaders in Addis Ababa.

African leaders on Saturday elected Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s long-serving foreign minister, as the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission. Youssouf’s victory came after a ...

On Saturday, February 15, the AU Assembly elected Djibouti's Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Youssouf as the fifth chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Mahmoud won the vote in the ...

News that Raila Odinga has lost the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson election has sharply divided Kenyans. Djibouti's Mahmoud Youssouf beat Raila Odinga to become the new African Union ...

"We won, we have secured the most votes, and we won," spokesman Alexis Mohamed said. He said Mahmoud Ali Youssouf won 33 votes, beating veteran opposition Kenyan politician Raila Odinga to succeed ...