04
Sep
President William Ruto is rallying continental support for Raila Odinga’s bid to become the next Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) days after Kenya unveiled the former Prime Minister as its candidate. In a series of meetings on the sidelines of the China-Africa Summit, the President discussed Raila’s bid with several African leaders while underscoring Kenya’s commitment to Pan-Africanism and the unity of the continent. Ruto met with Presidents Faure Gnassingbé of Togo, Assimi Goïta of Mali, Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, and Mahamat Idriss Déby of Chad, among others. “Pan-Africanism is an ideal platform…