The world’s news agenda was pushed to the periphery, recently the African Union (AU) summit in Aidis Ababa still gave a tectonic change in the most prominent multilateral body of the continent.
Mahmood Ali Yusuf was elected the head of the AU’s Executive Commission to replace the outgoing warts from Chad. Joseph is the first person in the East Africa region to lead the AU Commission. Since 2005, there are some of Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, some who may match Joseph’s experience.
Nevertheless, YSSOUF was given an opportunity to win an election against veteran Kenyan politician Rella Odinga, in which the mandate was that the new leader would come from East Africa,
“The competition was between a politician and a diplomat, and it was very difficult. It went into the seventh round of voting,” DW explained by Solomon Christ of DW, which covers the African Union in Edes Ababa.
But YSSOUF won the necessary support for two-thirds of the leaders of the region and represented some 1.5 billion Africans throughout the continent and to secure the post. Algeria’s ambassador to AU, Selma Malika Hadadi defeated the competition from Egypt and Morocco.
Jusup, who speaks Arabic, English and French, now faces unimaginable work to serve an African continent that is seizing very armed conflict as post -war after the 1990s war Is.
“If they unite in the idea, they may be able to develop a normal agenda, but it is a long order,” says Kenyan analyst Professor Macharia Munene.
AU Main Prize status for Djibouti
“Djibouti is a small but very important state in the region,” Mussi says, the United States, China, France, Italy and Japan all have military grounds in Djibouti.
“This is the corridor for Asia, Europe and Africa trade routes,” they say.
For the AU host Ethiopia, being so beneficial in the helmet is so beneficial.
Asked if there was a dilemma in choosing hosts Ethiopia between youofeouf and odinga, dareskedar taye, for the Ethiopian analyst in the institutes of Forin Affairs, DW said what is good that you are from the horn of you.
“If the effort and desire is added to improving Ethiopia’s relationship with Djibouti from its current level, I think it could be good,” he told DW.
Tye said that although Ethiopia maintains a relationship with Kenya, “Djibouti is our only way in terms of port access.”
Professor Machariya Munene said that it is “no surprise” that Yusuf defeated veteran Kenai politician Rella Odinga. In addition to concerns about working with Kenyan politicians or Odinga, Macharia says that the posts taken by Kenya recently are contrary to AU interests.
“The fact is that Kenya Sudani is hosting the rebellious side of the civil war, of course, will make some countries very sad,” he told DW, referring to a meeting held in Nairobi this week, where Sudan’s Sudan Rebel group, rapid support forces (RSF), are preparing a rival administration. Due to the meeting, the Sudan government controlled the Sudani by armed forces, so that they could remember Kenya as their messenger.
Serious headwind is expected
When the AU Summit was on, many leaders in Western democracy were disappointed at the Munich Suraksha Sammelan. Since the end of the Cold War, the US was the northern star for the ideals around multilateralism, democracy and rules-based diplomacy. But then a link to the statements of American officials came, which means that European has to take care of its safety. This, the Paris Climate Agreement, the World Health Organization and the G20 summit in South Africa were added to the Trump administration, which means the possibility of Western democracy will arrive.
“It is expected that the help and support that proved to the African Union from Western countries to a large extent,” the deserteder Tye told DW. For reference, the European Union provides more than half of the annual budget of AU, and AU depends on external funds for two-thirds of its budget. In 2022, the European Union European peace facility allocated € 600 million to AU for peace missions.
Often African people are criticized as an organization instead of African people, AU fights for legitimacy despite being the only body of its store in Africa.
“AU requires institutional reform, because the African Union is not doing much for Africans. For example, the financial capacity is weak. Now, new leaders have come forward; they can probably improve it,” Deraskader Tai said.
Micharia Munne told DW to Nos in the weak funding of AU only in weak funding: “This first needs to solve internal divisions, some of them ideological, others only personal disputes.”
Without solving the problems of the thesis first, Macharia says that AU effectively “is difficult to see big problems, such as Sudan and Dr. Congo.”
Extensive struggle and repetition
There are serious armed conflicts all over Africa that show no signs of stopping. Sudan’s army and RSF in Sudan have two years of civil, and have continued Islamic rebels in Sahel region. The profit made by the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23, supported by Rwanda, provoked a regional war compared to a regional war to fight for the last time in the late 190s. And it is prior to problems such as economic instability and focus on rapid devastation effects of climate change.
AU focuses one year for 2025 “Justice for Africans and people of African people through reevaluation.”
“The issue of revaluation has long been there and this is a good PR issue. Its implementation is definitely a major problem.”
He sees challenges in achieving European countries, which have seen an increase in far-flung popularity, agreeing to any way of repair. The United States, where the African diaspora, whose ancestors were enslaved by European and American traders, provide “bite, cutting” help to the beaches, called Macheria.
The intestines of USAID have already left a serious funding difference in many programs in Africa. And while some observers have questioned the time of AU’s call for revaluation, others have said that the Trump administration has the right time for the countries of Europe in search of allies in view of America’s first foreign policy for the countries of Europe. , Those who strike on deals with pre -African colonies. It is believed that the form of repair or compensation can make this process easier.
This article was edited by Sarah Hukal.
