AU elections Stories

Algeria clinches AU Peace and Security Council seat after February showdown
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 15, 2025

This win follows a dramatic stalemate in February during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, where Morocco and Algeria locked horns in a contest that ended...

Guinea-Bissau President Embalo to run for second term, backtracking on vow to step down
Reuters  |  Mar 04, 2025

Embalo, after a trip to Russia, Azerbaijan and Hungary, told reporters at the airport: "I will be a candidate in my own succession."

AUC new chair Mahmoud Youssouf has a long list of tough tasks
The Conversation  |  Feb 27, 2025

Youssouf is a seasoned diplomat from Djibouti. He is the longest-serving minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of his country (200...

Morocco and Algeria set for diplomatic showdown ahead of AU elections
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 07, 2024

Algeria has fronted two candidates, a woman and a man, while Egypt has done the same. Meanwhile, Morocco and Libya have each put forward one candidate...

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