United Nations

Sudan
General Burhan lays out his conditions before Washington

The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces has agreed to be part of the diplomatic initiative put forward by the United States, but not at any cost. He outlined his expectations to Donald Trump's Africa adviser, Massad Boulos.

Algeria
The hushed tones of Paris and Algiers in New York

In addition to maintaining relations between the two countries' foreign intelligence services, albeit reduced to a bare minimum, the French and Algerian diplomatic services remain in contact. With no ambassadors on either side of the Mediterranean, they communicate via the UN.

Libya
Initiative launched at UN to penalise those who mismanaged frozen Libyan assets

A Libyan committee recognised by the House of Representatives has asked the United Nations to audit funds frozen abroad since 2011. It accuses several countries, including Belgium, of mismanagement of these assets and calls for the establishment of a mechanism to preserve them.

Sudan
Trump dreams of peace deal in Egypt

The president's team are hoping to organise talks between the Sudanese warring factions in Cairo, in the hope of securing substantial mining concessions. A US delegation from the private sector is due to arrive in Port Sudan in the coming days.

Zambia
Hichilema bets on mines to rekindle ties with Washington

On good terms with the Biden administration, the Zambian president recently sent a series of envoys to the US, mainly to California, Texas and Washington DC. The aim was to promote investment possibilities in critical minerals to companies and the Trump administration.

DRC
Cuts force MONUSCO to withdraw some of its peacekeepers

Already much-weakened, the UN stabilisation mission has been directly affected by budgetary cuts introduced by Washington, forcing it to make painful tradeoffs.

Somalia
AU draws almost total blank on Somali mission

After heading to the UN General Assembly in the hope of raising $190m, the pan-African body only received a modest pledge from the British. Doubt is still hanging over AUSSOM.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Paul Biya, Teodorin Obiang

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

GabonMacron's Libreville detour

CameroonCRTV resorts to tight frames on Paul Biya's rallies

Equatorial Guinea‘Teodorin' Obiang extends his US trip to the West Coast

Sudan
Future of UN fact-finding mission on the line

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is counting on a coalition of African and Gulf leaders not to renew the human rights probe that has been in place since civil war broke out in 2023. A vote by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva will determine its fate.

Morocco
Boss of French energy company Engie walking the high wire in Dakhla

On 9 October, the Engie chairman will meet with the French and Moroccan employers' associations. The goal is to promote the group's activities in disputed Western Sahara, without upsetting Algeria, which supplies Engie with gas.