NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16 — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has praised President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for their determined effort in the race for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship. The Deputy President commended the two…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 15 – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on African nations to safeguard their data sovereignty and prevent digital exploitation as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape global economies. Speaking during the 38th Ordinary Session of…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16 — President William Ruto has emphasized that the election of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, which saw Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emerge victorious, was not about individual candidates or national interests but about shaping the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16— Kenya’s Raila Odinga has conceded defeat in the race for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson position after Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf secured victory in a tightly contested election. Youssouf clinched the seat by securing the…
President William Ruto reiterated on Saturday that the African Union Commission elections, in which Kenyan candidate Raila Odinga lost to Mahmoud Youssouf of Djibouti, were not a battle between personalities or countries. He stated that the election represented an opportunity…
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has stated that democracy triumphed in the elections for the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday. Raila, the Kenyan candidate, was eliminated in the sixth round, allowing…
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Djibouti, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC). He secured the majority of votes in elections held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, defeating Kenya’s Raila Odinga and…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 15 — Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has been elected as the new African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson after a fiercely contested race that saw him secure the two-thirds threshold with 33 votes in the seventh round of…
Miraa farmers in Kenya are celebrating a significant increase in prices announced by the Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday. The new prices are double what farmers have been earning previously. Acting on recommendations from a committee established to review the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 15 – Kenya is making its second attempt to secure the Chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC) after falling short eight years ago. In 2017, Moussa Faki of Chad defeated Kenya’s candidate, Amina Mohamed, after multiple…