In the end, African leaders chose the diplomat over the politician. Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf held off veteran Kenyan presidential candidate and dealmaker Raila Odinga to...

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is moving pieces at will around the regional chessboard in this deadliest of tournaments. His putative opponent in Kinshasa, President Félix Tshisekedi, is flailing,...

Despite its lofty ambitions, the African Union continues to punch well below its weight, reliant on foreign donors to finance the bulk of its budget and hamstrung by...

Despite Kenyan ministers publicly claiming to have at least 26 votes locked up for Raila Odinga, many pundits believe that the battle to lead the African Union Commission...

Top of the priority list on Africa policy for German Christian Democrat Ursula von der Leyen, who won a second term as President of the European Commission on...

Joining the G20 and signing a new cooperation deal on peacekeeping missions with the UN, the African Union is expanding its footprint in the international system. But its...

The race to succeed Moussa Faki Mahamat as chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) in February 2025 already has two contenders, Tanzania's former president Jakaya Kikwete and...