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African Union, Libya, United Nations
AU lobbying to impose African candidate in UN mediator role in Libya

The pan-African organisation recently sent a list to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of four candidates it would like to see head the UN mission in Libya, including two of Africa's diplomatic heavyweights. Africa Intelligence reveals their names. [...]

Published on 22/06/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Libya summit in Berlin (January 2020).

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Mongi Hamdi, former Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Stephanie Williams, shortly to be appointed temporary UN special adviser for Libya.

Libya
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Bernardino Leon
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Ghassan Salame
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed
Jan Kubis
Maman Sambo Sidikou
Mohamed Ibn Chambas
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Mongi Hamdi
Monusco
Mustafa Osman Ismail
Omar al-Bashir
Stephanie Williams
Tarek Mitri
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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

African Union, Libya, United Nations
AU lobbying to impose African candidate in UN mediator role in Libya

Somalia
UN special envoy to Somalia role draws seasoned applicants

Libya, United States
Washington wants UNSMIL deputy seat

West Africa
French Order of Malta to get new international director

Libya
Deputy head of UNSMIL set to leave

Libya, United Nations
Secret Dabaiba letter sought to block Bathily nomination

Spotlight | African Union, Libya
Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

Inner circles | Africa, Congo, Namibia, Nigeria
Antoinette Sassou Nguesso plays queenmaker for African first ladies

Senegal, United Nations
Dakar pushing candidate for UN High Commissionner for Human Rights

Libya, Tunisia
Mongi Hamdi enters race for UN Special Envoy seat in Libya

Libya
Moscow and Washington clash over Stephanie Williams's succession

Libya
Stephanie Williams picked to advise Guterres, but who will replace Kubis at UNSMIL?

Libya
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