‘Not appropriate’: AU chief clarifies private jet photo after condemnation

African Union Commission chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf rushed to issue a clarification as a photo showing his spokesperson on a private jet elicited criticism of the continental body he leads.

The image which has since been deleted was posted Tuesday on X by Youssouf’s spokesperson Nuur Mohamud Sheekh. It showed Sheekh seated on a jet featuring a bed, reading a magazine with refreshments on a table.

He captioned the photo ‘Au revoir…