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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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Re-elected in April for a fifth five-year term, Djibouti's president has reshuffled a third of his ambassadors. In so doing, he has been careful not to upset the delicate balances he's cultivated to ensure his tiny country punches above its weight.

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

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Why Kenyatta boycotted IGAD

Despite an invitation from the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali (see here), the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta was absent [...]

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Smail Chergui engineers photo op with Ismail Omar Guelleh

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

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

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PR battle over Africa's UN Security Council seat

Inner circles | Djibouti
IOG makes key changes to top diplomatic posts in Africa, Asia and Gulf

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

Document | Kenya
Why Kenyatta boycotted IGAD

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How Workeneh Gebeyehu secured IGAD post

African Union, Djibouti
Smail Chergui engineers photo op with Ismail Omar Guelleh

African Union, Djibouti
Djibouti criticises Smail Chergui for his links to Russia

Djibouti
Ismail Omar Guelleh lands in Conakry

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Jubaland election inflames passions in Horn

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Diplomatic tweet reveals poor grasp of geography…

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