People in Kenya thought Mahamoud Ali Youssouf would win before the big African meeting started. He speaks French, Arabic, and English very well, and many African countries use French, which helped him make friends and win votes.
Youssouf needed 33 people to pick him as the new leader. He won after seven times of voting. Raila tried hard but did not have enough votes to stay in the race. The rules said Raila had to leave because he kept coming second.
Youssouf was a very important person in his country, Djibouti. For twenty years, he helped make friends with other countries. He learned many things at good schools in England and Canada. He studied how to run businesses and speak different languages.
He started working with other countries a long time ago. First, he worked in Djibouti, talking to Arab countries. Then, he became a special helper in Egypt. Later, he became even more important and helped make big decisions for his country.
Youssouf wants to make Africa better. He thinks African countries should work together to keep everyone safe. He says Africa should not always ask other places for help. He feels sad when people make good plans but do not follow them.
He wants African countries to have their army ready to help when there are problems. But they cannot help because they need more money. He thinks money is very important to fix problems in Africa. Without money, people cannot travel to help others make peace.
Youssouf needed 33 people to pick him as the new leader. He won after seven times of voting. Raila tried hard but did not have enough votes to stay in the race. The rules said Raila had to leave because he kept coming second.
Youssouf was a very important person in his country, Djibouti. For twenty years, he helped make friends with other countries. He learned many things at good schools in England and Canada. He studied how to run businesses and speak different languages.
He started working with other countries a long time ago. First, he worked in Djibouti, talking to Arab countries. Then, he became a special helper in Egypt. Later, he became even more important and helped make big decisions for his country.
Youssouf wants to make Africa better. He thinks African countries should work together to keep everyone safe. He says Africa should not always ask other places for help. He feels sad when people make good plans but do not follow them.
He wants African countries to have their army ready to help when there are problems. But they cannot help because they need more money. He thinks money is very important to fix problems in Africa. Without money, people cannot travel to help others make peace.
