ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African leaders chose Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union ...

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

The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC ...

The election of the new chief comes as the conflict in Africa’s second-largest country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

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

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of the Heads of State and ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

Amnesty International has urged the incoming chairperson and the AU to place human rights protection at the forefront of ...

The 55-member organization is set to vote for a new chairperson, who will inherit challenges ranging from conflicts to ...

The African Union called late Tuesday for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expressing deep concern over the escalating conflict and its humanitarian impact.