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Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

Raila Odinga at the 1st Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, 5 September 2023. © State House of Kenya/Anadolu via AFP

Nairobi's candidate for the chair of the African Union body is scrambling for more backing from heads of state before the ballot for the post on 15 February. So far, he has had only moderate success. [...]

Published on 04/02/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Kenya
Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Comoros islands, Kenya
Kenyan intelligence chief Noordin Haji on secret mission to Moroni

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Inner circles | Djibouti
Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair

Kenya
Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

Madagascar
Ex-foreign minister Randriamandrato targets top African Union job

Spotlight | Africa
AU summit set to ignore continent's conflicts and political crises