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Djibouti, Kenya
PR battle over Africa's UN Security Council seat

Thanks to a personal charm offensive, the Kenyan foreign secretary, Monica Juma, managed to unsettle the Djiboutian delegation behind the [...]

Published on 06/09/2019 at 04:30 GMT

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Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

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Djibouti criticises Smail Chergui for his links to Russia

The Djiboutian foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf recently instructed his diplomats at the African Union (AU) and Ethiopia to keep a close eye on the AU peace and security commissioner, the Algerian Smail Chergui, who is suspected of having an agenda th

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Djibouti, Kenya
PR battle over Africa's UN Security Council seat

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IOG makes key changes to top diplomatic posts in Africa, Asia and Gulf

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