Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga launched his bid for the chair of the African Union Commission with great fanfare on 27 August, but his main rival, Djiboutian foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, is now stepping up his campaign.He is publicly backed by his country’s president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, aka IOG, and is counting on top-notch emissaries to help him cosy up to other regional leaders over the coming months.Among these is national assembly […]
Djibouti : Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair
