Namibia will consider the request for support of Algeria's candidate, Selma Malika Haddadi, for the position of Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, AUC.

President Nangolo Mbumba provided this assurance upon receiving an official letter from Algeria's President, Abdelmajid Tebboune, delivered by Special Envoy, Mohamed Meziane.

AU Commission elections are slated for next month.

Algeria's career diplomat, Haddadi currently serves as the country's permanent representative to the AU and ambassador to Ethiopia.

She is contesting against candidates from Morocco, Egypt, and Libya for the position of the AU Commission's Deputy Chair, as their governments intensify final lobbying campaigns.

Algeria is petitioning Namibia against the backdrop of pre-independence ties, which continue to expand in both bilateral and multilateral spheres.

The unified voices of Namibia and Algeria further lead the pact of countries, calling for the self-determination of another AU member, Western Sahara, the last colony occupied by Morocco.

Algeria's request for support for the position of deputy chair comes just days after Kenya also lobbied Namibia to throw its weight behind its former prime minister, Raila Odinga's bid to take over as the chair of the AU Commission.