Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday took his African Union Commission (AUC) campaigns to Algeria.
Raila met the country’s Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui, with whom he discussed his plans for the continent, should he become the next AUC chairman.
He also sought the country’s support for the job.
“I have been warmly received in Algiers, by the Rt Hon Nadir Larbaoui, the Prime Minister of Algeria. We've had an opportunity to discuss and renew our mutual relations as brotherly countries.
“I shared my vision for the African Union and the need to further strengthen Pan-Africanism for continental prosperity. Thank you Prime Minister,” Raila said on X.
Raila this week embarked on campaigns targeting Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries as he seeks support for his AUC bid.
Hours after meeting his longtime friend and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Raila landed in Maputo on Friday for his campaigns.
In Maputo, Raila was hosted by newly sworn-in President Daniel Francisco Chapo for AUC campaign talks.
Chapo was sworn in this week as Mozambique's President in a ceremony witnessed by Kenya's Deputy President Kithure Kindiki.
Raila also held talks with Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
"Prime Minister has hosted us in Maseru. Thank you for your time and the opportunity to share my vision if elected the African Union Commission Chairperson,'' Raila said after meeting Lesotho's Prime Minister Sam Matekane.
Raila is facing Djibouti’s Mahamoud Youssouf in his battle for the top continental job in next month's poll in Addis Ababa.
He has intensified continental campaigns and meetings with heads of state and government in the African Capital.
Raila is sprinting in the last month of the campaigns, scouring for votes across the continent and leaving no capital to enhance his chances of making history.
Following Raila’s latest forays into Southern Africa’s nations, his secretariat appears to have fewer than 10 endorsements to call the elections.
Youssouf who had in September last year received support from the Arab League of about 27 states has maintained low-key campaign schedules marked with occasional hiatus.
