UN

Libya
LIA sovereign fund seeks to entrust management of its assets to Kirkoswald

The Libyan Investment Authority could mandate the hedge fund to oversee its billions of dollars. The Bahamas-based company would have full authority to recover these assets under UN sanctions and place them in a new fund to reinvest them.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastAmadou Diawara, putting cyber security at the service of states

Guinea-BissauFatumata Jau, number one partner of international donors

EgyptMostafa Talaat, a gold prospector with big dreams

Central African Republic
UN attempts to defuse situation between Touadéra and opposition

With a candidate president on one side and wary opponents on the other, the UN has found itself at the heart of political rivalries in Bangui. Jean-Pierre Lacroix held a series of consultations during a visit to the country, ahead of an increasingly contested presidential election.

Morocco
UN dismisses its Western Sahara representative in Tindouf refugee camps

Palestinian diplomat Yusef Jedian has just received a letter from his employer, the United Nations, informing him of the impending end of his MINURSO mandate.

Algeria
Algeria's WTO membership still blocked

As one of the few states not to be part of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Algeria does not seem ready to resume negotiations, which began almost 40 years ago.

Libya
Trump's 'art of the deal' sidelines UN

Washington has taken up negotiations between the recognised institutions in the West and the East, without involving the UN mission.

Morocco
The UN's evolving role in Western Sahara's future

With the prospect of holding a referendum in the region receding, the United Nations mission in the disputed territory is likely to gradually shift towards overseeing the autonomy process.

Africa
Five African judges in the running for seat on UN administrative tribunal

Three permanent judge positions and five part-time positions will be filled on 12 November in New York, by secret ballot vote of the organisation's member countries.

Egypt, Sudan
Sissi's delicate balancing act since the fall of El Fasher

Confronted with the threat of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's forces, Cairo is seeking to provide more support to the regular army, which has now been mobilised to defend the city of El Obeid. But for the Egyptian military, direct involvement in the conflict is a red line.