Odinga's AUC bid: What's the big deal?

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. [Samson wire]

With less than three months remaining, the race for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship is intensifying, with Raila Odinga facing off against Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.

Foreign policy expert Professor Noah Midamba argues that Odinga is the ideal candidate for the role, terming him "easily the best AUC chair the Commission will ever get."