At a summit on Saturday that was dominated by concerns about the Congo war spreading into a regional conflict, African leaders selected Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the foreign minister of Djibouti, to chair the African Union commission, according to the country’s finance minister.
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Ilyas Dawaleh, the minister of finance and economy of Djibouti, claimed Youssouf had “won” the election in a post on the X platform.
Since 2005, Youssouf has served as foreign minister. He has been foreign minister in three presidents’ administrations and was formerly ambassador of Djibouti to Egypt.
