The positions of AU Commission chairperson and deputy, as well as most of the six AU commissioners, are contested. The position of chair rotates between the five African regions; this will be east ...

Raila Odinga of Kenya, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti and Richard Randriamandrato of Madagascar are seeking to be elected as chairperson for the 55-member state African Union. They participated ...

he African Union (AU) attended the G20 summit in November 2024, under the leadership of Brazil’s presidency. This was the AU’s first time attending as a full member and a watershed moment for ...

The African Union will hold elections for the chairperson and commissioners on February 15, after the opening ceremony of the ...

For over seven decades, the US has been a cornerstone of WHO support, helping shape global health strategies. Its exit sends ...

The outgoing Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat has arrived in Seychelles to pay a farewell call on President Wavel Ramkalawan. Upon his arrival at the ...

The crowded scene of interested candidates for the important post of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) a few months ago, has shrunk by more than 50 per cent. A total of rumoured ...

There are four candidates, all male. North Africa will put forward candidates for the deputy chairperson. According to the statutes of the African Union (2002), the chairperson of the AU ...