Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation 

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara will not be at the coronation of the UK's King Charles III on 6 May in London. Ivorian Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné will instead attend as Ouattara's representative.

Macky Sall to attend Charles III coronation 

The Senegalese president Macky Sall will be in London on 6 May for the coronation of the British king Charles III.

African Union chair Azali Assoumani turns his attentions to Ukraine 

The Comorian leader, who has held the rotating AU presidency since February, has found himself solicited by both Kyiv and Moscow over the Ukrainian conflict.

• GUINEA - Alpha Condé seeks African Union boss's help for comeback

• KENYA - Ruto shuns predecessor Kenyatta's hotels

• ALGERIA - President's office rallies Algerian NGOs after AQIM leader's interview with France24

• DR CONGO - Electoral commission boss in training in Johannesburg

• SOUTH AFRICA - The voice of industry, Busisiwe Mavuso

• SEYCHELLES - Anti-drugs champion, MP Sathya Naidu
  

• COMOROS - The AU chairman's spin doctor, Samir 'MH'

• EGYPT - PM's privatisations' promoter, Gehan Saleh

• ANGOLA - Walter Pacheco, the rising star of Angolan finance
  

• MOROCCO - Meryem Rami Yahyaoui, the trade minister's international asset

• MADAGASCAR - Marie-Christina Kolo, eco-feminist and climate activist in chief

• KENYA - Angel Mbuthia, Madame President

Russia steps on soft power pedal in Nairobi 

Moscow is launching an increasing number of cultural and educational programmes in Kenya and is also planning to supply the country with free fertilisers in the hope of getting Kenya on its side over the war in Ukraine.

AU firms up agenda for Addis summit 

Topics to be raised at the AU heads of state summit to be held in Addis Ababa from 18-19 February will range from political, financial and energy governance, UN security council reforms, to the AU's response to climate change.

Wiliam Ruto and Azali Assoumani play cat and mouse over AU 2023 chairmanship 

The presidents of Kenya and the Comoros both want to propel their country to the head of the African Union for 2023, but they have been avoiding each other and their advisors have not been able to reach any agreement.

South Sudan on borrowed time with AU Peace and Security Council 

The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) is due to meet tomorrow morning, 30 November, to discuss the elections in South Sudan.

Victims of US embassy attack count on Biden-Ruto rapprochement 

The US charm offensive directed at William Ruto has sparked fresh hope among the families of the Kenyan victims of the 1998 attack on the US embassy in Nairobi. With help from a lobbyist, they are seeking reparation from Congress.

• KENYA - Back to the UA for Kenyatta influencer Pauline Njoroge.

• TUNISIA - Malek Zahi, the other strongman of the Saied system.

• MALI - Amadou Bathily, business intelligence pioneer in Bamako.

• DRC - François Kakese, the presidency's éminence grise.

Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship 

The presidents of Kenya and the Comoros, the two candidate countries for the vice-chairmanship of the AU bureau, a position whose occupant automatically takes over the chairmanship of the organisation the following year, were quick to mention the vacancy at the bureau's virtual summit on 2 November.

Egypt's top GERD specialist heads to Abu Dhabi 

Egypt has a knack for picking its best diplomats to tackle the challenges at hand, as illustrated by its latest choice of new ambassador to the UAE.

Ex-PM Bolero, who has ties to Russia's Bogdanov, to resume service for his ally Azali 

Hamada Madi, better known as 'Bolero' has been appointed diplomatic adviser to his old friend President Azali Assoumani.