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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

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“African Union: the battle of the giants”

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African Union: the battle of the giants

The pan-African intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Addis Ababa has increasingly become a political arena where the continent's heavyweights South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria jostle for power. In order to impose their views and place representatives in key positions in the African Union and other international organisations, these nations compete for influence and build coalitions. On the sidelines of these strategic manoeuvres, a few smaller countries such as Rwanda are carving out a niche for themselves. [...]

The Tony Blair Institute is advising Djibouti foreign minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his candidacy for chairmanship of the African Union Commission. [...]

Published on 30/10/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

Algeria
Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

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Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

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Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair

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Ex-foreign minister Randriamandrato targets top African Union job

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