African leaders chose Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union commission on Saturday at a summit dominated by fears of the Congo war widening into a regional conflict,

Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, foreign minister since 2005, who was elected Saturday to head the African Union's executive commission. - 'Governance problem' - Youssouf has said that there is a "problem with governance" in some African nations,

Scores of dignitaries and heads of state from across the continent have gathered at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia for the two-day 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Heads of State and Government summit.

At the opening of the 46th African Union summit, Moussa Faki Mahamat bids farewell as member states jockey for positions in the six commissions.