No woman is seeking the AU Commission Chairperson’s position, come 2025. The final shortlist to be tabled before a Panel of Experts for vetting is an all-male contest, meaning the next deputy chairperson will be female from Northern Africa. The candidates are Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssou, former Mauritius Foreign Minister Anil Kumarsingh Gayan, and Richard James Randriamandrato, a former Madagascar Foreign Minister…Under the AU’s new rotational system, the Chairperson’s seat will only be contested by countries in the Eastern region, while the deputy will go to the North. The chairperson and deputy cannot be of the same gender. (The EastAfrican)