“GOVERNANCE PROBLEM”
Youssouf has said that there is a “problem with governance” in some African nations, particularly those that have been shaken by recent coups.
“The continent is experiencing many difficulties at the moment,” he told AFP in December.
He said that as commission chairman, “peace and security” would be his priority.
He will have to grapple with the devastating conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, as well as huge development aid cuts launched by US President Donald Trump.
Much of the continent has been left reeling by the move to cut funding for the USAID agency, with experts warning it would hobble humanitarian work in Africa.
Youssouf refused to be drawn on Trump, telling AFP in December – ahead of the US leader’s inauguration – that his policies will be judged “without prejudice”.
