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UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Aqaba, Jordan on 14 December 2024.
UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Aqaba, Jordan on 14 December 2024. © Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Abu Dhabi weaves its digital web in Africa

Support for Somaliland's independence, coverage of the RSF's advance in Sudan, warnings against the rapprochement between Riyadh and Cairo: for several months now, the influential Visegrad24 platform has adopted a line close to the Emirati position on Africa. This shift is no coincidence.
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Senegal
Cheikh Bara Ndiaye, Ousmane Sonko's 'warrior monk' against President Faye

Screenshot of Cheikh Bara Ndiaye from a video published on 15 February 2025.
Screenshot of Cheikh Bara Ndiaye from a video published on 15 February 2025. © Seneweb TV

The busy MP with strong ties to the powerful Mouride brotherhood has established himself as a central figure in the PM's entourage. Yet the head of state's inner circle suspect Ndiaye of leaking information that undermines the president, in the ongoing conflict between Senegal's two top politicians.
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António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in New York, 17 December 2025.
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in New York, 17 December 2025. © Â Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press Wire/MaxPPP

Central Africa
Guterres parts ways with special representative for the region

The head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa will not be reappointed at the end of his term, which expires next month. The Nigerien diplomat has been weakened by an internal investigation into alleged acts of "sexual exploitation and abuse". Several replacements are under consideration.
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President Faye of Senegal and the IMF mission chief, Mercedes Vera-Martin, in Dakar on 21 January 2026.
President Faye of Senegal and the IMF mission chief, Mercedes Vera-Martin, in Dakar on 21 January 2026. © X account/Présidence du Sénégal

Spotlight | Senegal
From Paris to Beijing, Dakar increasingly isolated in its standoff with the IMF

In addition to stalled negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a new programme, the Senegalese government is having to contend with a shift in the position of several powers, foremost among them France. Paris is now leaning towards favouring a restructuring of the country's debt and has conveyed this stance to China.
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