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Mahamat Idriss Déby lobbies hard for his AU Commission candidate

The president is using all his diplomatic resources to try to secure the post of Commissioner for Economic Development at the African Union for his personal choice: Amine Idriss Adoum. He's aiming to rally the Central African states behind this sole candidate. [...]

Published on 04/03/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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N'Djamena champions its candidate for AfDB top job in Abidjan

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Chad
Mahamat Idriss Déby lobbies hard for his AU Commission candidate

Equatorial Guinea
Teodoro Obiang puts forward candidate for AU trade commissioner post

Chad
N'Djamena takes over as secretary general of ACP organisation

Zambia
Samuel Munzele Maimbo starts Western tour for AfDB presidency votes

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Spotlight | Africa
African leaders lobby for AfDB presidency from Abuja to Pretoria

Cameroon
Cameroon's secret plan to thwart Abbas Mahamat Tolli's candidacy for AfDB president

Spotlight | Nigeria
AU: Abuja plots to keep control of the Political Affairs, Peace and Security committee

Spotlight | Africa
Air services provider ASECNA gears up to recruit next boss

Chad
N'Djamena champions its candidate for AfDB top job in Abidjan