Nicaragua Congratulates Election of African Union Commission Chair
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. X/ @Amal_b_othma
February 17, 2025 Hour: 1:06 pm
On Saturday, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf won the AUC election in Addis Ababa, after seven rounds of voting.
On Monday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent a congratulatory message to Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his election as Chair of the African Union Commission.
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“On behalf of the People and Government of the Republic of Nicaragua, we wish to express our most sincere congratulations on your election as Chairperson of the African Union Commission. We also convey our congratulations to the People and Government of the Republic of Djibouti for this important election,” he said.
“We are certain that under your leadership, the African Union will continue to promote Mutual Understanding, Dialogue, Solidarity, and Development on the African Continent,” added the historic leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).
“The Nicaraguan people and the brotherly peoples of Africa share historic cultural bonds, the struggle for independence and national sovereignty, as well as the continued aspiration for peace and well-being,” he stressed.
“During your chairmanship of the African Union Commission, you can count on the friendship and solidarity of the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity, as well as our commitment to continue working to strengthen the relations between Nicaragua and the African Union,” Ortega pointed out.
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf is the longest-serving Djiboutian Foreign Minister, as he has held the position since 2005.
Youssouf worked at Djibouti’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and headed its Arab Affairs Department during the 1990s. He served as Ambassador to Egypt from 1997 to 2001. He was appointed Minister-Delegate for International Cooperation in 2001. Once he assumed the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Youssouf played important roles in international diplomacy, especially in the Horn of Africa.
In April 2024, he was nominated by Djibouti for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission. On February 15, he won the election in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after seven rounds of voting.
teleSUR/ JF Source: Nicaraguan Presidency – teleSUR
