The candidate of the Republic of Djibouti, His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was elected on Sunday 16 February 2025 to head the African Union Commission, the highest office of the continental organisation, by a two-thirds majority of the Member States entitled to vote. 

Ambassador Abdoulkader Houssein Omar, diplomats and the Djiboutian community living in Kuwait extend their warmest congratulations to the new AU Chairperson of the African Union Commission.

We salute and congratulate the initiator and architect of this resounding victory, H.E. President Ismail Omar Guelleh, .