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“African Union: the battle of the giants”

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African Union: the battle of the giants

The pan-African intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Addis Ababa has increasingly become a political arena where the continent's heavyweights South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria jostle for power. In order to impose their views and place representatives in key positions in the African Union and other international organisations, these nations compete for influence and build coalitions. On the sidelines of these strategic manoeuvres, a few smaller countries such as Rwanda are carving out a niche for themselves. [...]

According to our sources, former Conogolese ambassador to China, Daniel Owassa, will hand over his credentials to the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, in the coming days. [...]

Published on 02.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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