Ruto secures Algeria’s support for Raila’s AUC job bidFormer Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s bid to chair the Africa Union Commission (AUC) received a major boost after Algeria pledged to back him. President William Ruto who is currently attending the 50th G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy secured the support of the Northern African country, during a sideline meeting with Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The guaranteed support by the Algerian president comes in handy after Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo also vowed to rally behind Mr Odinga’s candidature. Dr Ruto has backed Mr Odinga’s continental bid and his administration has already formed a joint secretary to lead the campaigns. Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa have also thrown their weight behind Mr Odinga’s candidature.
