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Algeria forges ahead of Morocco and Mauritania in race for African Union education post

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“African Union: the battle of the giants”

AFRICA

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. [...]

In a surprise turn of events, Algeria finds itself in pole position to secure a coveted position on the African Union Commission, but Rabat and Nouakchott still intend to put up a fight. [...] (492 words)

Issue dated 18/06/2021 Reading time 2 minutes

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Bankole Adeoye
Bouchta el-Moumni
Hammou Ouhelli
Hassan Bubacar Jallow
Konjit Sinegiorgis
Lahcen Haddad
Minata Samate Cessouma
Mohamed Abdul Kader Nwir Abdelrahman
Mohamed Belhocine
Mustapha Faki
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Philémon Yang
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