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Madagascar
Former Malagasy minister turns down UN post

Prior to Sarah Rabearisoa's election in late December to head the office of the African Women Leaders Network, it was former foreign affairs minister Béatrice Attalah who had been approached by the UNDP's Chief Technical Advisor.

North Africa
AU: Algiers and Rabat clash over leading figures

Deeply divided North Africa is once again in danger of being under-represented in forthcoming appointments to key posts in the pan-African institution.

Kenya
Nairobi seeks guarantees before sending police to Haiti

Kenyan security officials have sought assurances from their Haitian and international counterparts over the planned deployment of a UN-backed multinational police force in Haiti. Since the assassination of its president in 2021, the Caribbean state has been controlled by gangs.

Sudan
Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

The organisers of the Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Conference held in Cairo in late November are hoping to set up a new mechanism in January to better coordinate the humanitarian response to the Sudanese conflict.

The New Guard
DRC, Libya, Kenya

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DRC Tania Eyanga, venture capital campaigner

Libya Amal Naaji, champion for women in business

Kenya Stella Agara seeks to rally African youth

Morocco, South Africa
Rabat and Pretoria duel for top UN human rights job

Morocco and South Africa each have candidates running to take over from Vaclav Balek of the Czech Republic when he completes his one-year term at the end of the year.

Kenya
Ruto wants to streamline international aid

The Kenyan government hopes to obtain funds more quickly, and in sectors that it considers to be priorities. A project monitoring unit will be set up next year.

Africa
Accra outlines roadmap for UN financing of AU missions

Ghanaian diplomats have submitted a draft project to the United Nations Security Council for how the organisation can take over the financing of African Union operations.

Chad
N'Djamena struggles to secure donor help with refugee crisis

With Chad requiring additional humanitarian aid to cope with the fallout from the war in neighbouring Sudan, Saleh Kebzabo’s government has been actively lobbying donors.

Sudan
Future of UNITAMS up in air

The Security Council is pondering the future of the UN mission in Sudan, which has been on hold since fighting broke out in April. Its mandate may be extended for a few months but its long-term fate is uncertain.

Sudan
Algeria's Ramtane Lamamra in pole position for UN special envoy post

The position has been vacant since the resignation on September 13 of Germany's Volker Perthes, who had been appointed in 2021.

Madagascar
Who is Vlad Marinescu, Siteny's discreet campaign manager?

Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko is the sole opposition candidate in the first round of Madagascar's presidential election on 16 November and has appointed Vlad Marinescu to run his campaign. The sportsman turned communications specialist has an impressive CV and an extensive network spanning Madagascar, Romania and the US.

Kenya
Ruto seeks to put Kenya back on world peacekeeping map

Getting more Kenyan boots on the ground in UN missions would pay double dividends: it would help modernise the country's army and boost foreign revenue.