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Ghana
EU high representative Borrell to travel to Accra

EU high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell will travel to Ghana in October to discuss security cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 29.08.2023

Africa, African Union
Jostle for influence over 2025 AU Commission kicks off

A delegate arrives at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters during the 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, on 6 February 2022. © Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - Battle for African Union 28.08.2023

Zambia
Nomination of a new ambassador to Zambia raises questions

The former head of the French interior ministry's EU department Jean Mafart, who was identified in a 2022 media investigation, is conveniently poised to be appointed ambassador to Zambia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.08.2023

Spotlight | South Africa
BRICS seeks to reinvent itself at Johannesburg summit

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and president of China Xi Jinping attend a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 24 August 2023. © Marco Longari/Pool via Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.08.2023

East Africa, Somalia
Mohamud deploys top guns to secure EAC membership

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud in Washington on 13 December 2022.© Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via Reuters

Free access Diplomacy 25.08.2023

France
French foreign ministry reshuffles Africa team amid Sahel crisis

Since the coup in Niger, interest in the French foreign ministry's activity in Africa has increased. Several changes within the DAOI have just been put into place.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.08.2023

Spotlight | Sahel
Niger coup upsets Berlin's Sahel strategy

Germany, which had made Niger the hub for its activities in the Sahel region, is following events in the country anxiously following the 26 July putsch.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.08.2023

German chancellor Olaf Scholz during a visit to the Tilia camp in Niger in 2022.

Tunisia
Tunis still in sights of African Court on Human Rights

Tunisian lawyer Brahim Belghith is awaiting a ruling by the court in September on his challenge to the legality of certain political decisions taken by Kais Saied.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.08.2023

Gabon, Ivory Coast
Gabonese presidential campaign strains Abidjan-Libreville relations

An audio recording, purportedly of a discussion between Gabonese opposition politicians Albert Ondo Ossa and Alexandre Barro-Chambrier, led to Libreville's foreign minister asking the Ivorian ambassador to explain himself.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 24.08.2023

Angola
James Whitehead hired as Luanda's US lobbyist

The US cybersecurity expert is poised to start promoting Luanda's interests in the US.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.08.2023

Senegal
Macky Sall to represent AU at G20?

There is much speculation as to the future of Macky Sall when he steps down as president after the February 2024 election. One option could be an African Union role at the G20.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.08.2023

Spotlight | Africa
Tehran has begun implementing its new African road map

Since he became president in 2021, Ebrahim Raissi has been trying to use the support of a small number of African capitals to enable Iran to break out of its isolation on the international stage.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (L) is welcomed with an official ceremony by President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa (R) in Harare, Zimbabwe on 13 July 2023.

Egypt
Egypt makes major changes in African ambassadorships

Several of Cairo's new representatives will take up their roles in African capitals in the coming weeks. The reshuffle follows the resumption of negotiations over the GERD in July.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2023

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at Baghdad Airport in Iraq on 27 June 2021.

China, Kenya
Ruto's party bigwigs plan trip to Beijing

A delegation from President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance is to meet with the Chinese Communist Party on its home turf later this week. They want to know the secret to its longevity.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.08.2023

At the invitation of Kenya's ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, a CCP delegation held a symposium on the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Nairobi, Kenya, 23 February 2023.

Ivory Coast
French head of Millennium Challenge Account steps down, due to Biden administration's wishes

French national Florence Rajan-Haudebert had been head of Ivory Coast's Millennium Challenge Account, an important tool for cooperation between Washington and Abidjan, since 2018, but was recently forced to step down.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 22.08.2023

African Union
African Union orders fresh audit of controversial recruitment practices

In mid-July, AU foreign ministers requested a detailed new external review of the institution's human resources policies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.08.2023

Niger
EU prepares sanctions against Niger coup officers

The EU's European External Action Service is working on an array of individual sanctions against the main officers behind the Niger coup from the Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2023

Senegal
Ex-ambassador Philippe Lalliot takes helm of French foreign ministry's support and crisis centre

France’s ambassador to Senegal left his post in July, after four years in the role.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2023

Africa
Skills and competency audit fuels divisions within African Union

The redeployment and exclusion of AU staff that will result from the skills audit and competency assessment is causing friction between a handful of member states and the AU Commission.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.08.2023

The Executive Council meeting took place in Nairobi on 13 and 14 July.

North Africa
Macron holds on to North Africa adviser Durel for another year

Patrick Durel, French President Emmanuel Macron's adviser on North Africa, to stay on for another year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.08.2023

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Ghana
EU high representative Borrell to travel to Accra

Africa, African Union
Jostle for influence over 2025 AU Commission kicks off

Zambia
Nomination of a new ambassador to Zambia raises questions

Spotlight | South Africa
BRICS seeks to reinvent itself at Johannesburg summit

East Africa, Somalia
Mohamud deploys top guns to secure EAC membership

France
French foreign ministry reshuffles Africa team amid Sahel crisis

Spotlight | Sahel
Niger coup upsets Berlin's Sahel strategy

Tunisia
Tunis still in sights of African Court on Human Rights

Gabon, Ivory Coast
Gabonese presidential campaign strains Abidjan-Libreville relations

Angola
James Whitehead hired as Luanda's US lobbyist

Senegal
Macky Sall to represent AU at G20?

Spotlight | Africa
Tehran has begun implementing its new African road map

Egypt
Egypt makes major changes in African ambassadorships

China, Kenya
Ruto's party bigwigs plan trip to Beijing

Ivory Coast
French head of Millennium Challenge Account steps down, due to Biden administration's wishes

African Union
African Union orders fresh audit of controversial recruitment practices

Niger
EU prepares sanctions against Niger coup officers

Senegal
Ex-ambassador Philippe Lalliot takes helm of French foreign ministry's support and crisis centre

Africa
Skills and competency audit fuels divisions within African Union

North Africa
Macron holds on to North Africa adviser Durel for another year

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Ghana EU high representative Borrell to travel to Accra

Africa, African Union Jostle for influence over 2025 AU Commission kicks off

Zambia Nomination of a new ambassador to Zambia raises questions

Spotlight | South Africa BRICS seeks to reinvent itself at Johannesburg summit

East Africa, Somalia Mohamud deploys top guns to secure EAC membership

France French foreign ministry reshuffles Africa team amid Sahel crisis

Spotlight | Sahel Niger coup upsets Berlin's Sahel strategy

Tunisia Tunis still in sights of African Court on Human Rights

Gabon, Ivory Coast Gabonese presidential campaign strains Abidjan-Libreville relations

Angola James Whitehead hired as Luanda's US lobbyist

Senegal Macky Sall to represent AU at G20?

Spotlight | Africa Tehran has begun implementing its new African road map

Egypt Egypt makes major changes in African ambassadorships

China, Kenya Ruto's party bigwigs plan trip to Beijing

Ivory Coast French head of Millennium Challenge Account steps down, due to Biden administration's wishes

African Union African Union orders fresh audit of controversial recruitment practices

Niger EU prepares sanctions against Niger coup officers

Senegal Ex-ambassador Philippe Lalliot takes helm of French foreign ministry's support and crisis centre

Africa Skills and competency audit fuels divisions within African Union

North Africa Macron holds on to North Africa adviser Durel for another year

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Ghana
EU high representative Borrell to travel to Accra

Africa, African Union
Jostle for influence over 2025 AU Commission kicks off

Zambia
Nomination of a new ambassador to Zambia raises questions

Spotlight | South Africa
BRICS seeks to reinvent itself at Johannesburg summit

East Africa, Somalia
Mohamud deploys top guns to secure EAC membership

France
French foreign ministry reshuffles Africa team amid Sahel crisis

Spotlight | Sahel
Niger coup upsets Berlin's Sahel strategy

Tunisia
Tunis still in sights of African Court on Human Rights

Gabon, Ivory Coast
Gabonese presidential campaign strains Abidjan-Libreville relations

Angola
James Whitehead hired as Luanda's US lobbyist

Senegal
Macky Sall to represent AU at G20?

Spotlight | Africa
Tehran has begun implementing its new African road map

Egypt
Egypt makes major changes in African ambassadorships

China, Kenya
Ruto's party bigwigs plan trip to Beijing

Ivory Coast
French head of Millennium Challenge Account steps down, due to Biden administration's wishes

African Union
African Union orders fresh audit of controversial recruitment practices

Niger
EU prepares sanctions against Niger coup officers

Senegal
Ex-ambassador Philippe Lalliot takes helm of French foreign ministry's support and crisis centre

Africa
Skills and competency audit fuels divisions within African Union

North Africa
Macron holds on to North Africa adviser Durel for another year