King Mohammed VI

Kenya: President Ruto backs rival Odinga in race to chair African Union Commission

Kenya has officially submitted the candidacy of historic opponent Raila Odinga to succeed Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat in the race to chair the African Union Commission, Nairobi announced in a press release. The election is due to take place in February 2025. Following the principle of rotation, it is the turn of the East African […]

Sudan: UN suspends peacekeepers’ pullout amid crisis

The United Nations Security Council has delayed a planned pullout of peacekeepers from Sudan’s western province of Darfur.   According to a resolution voted unanimously by the 15-member body on Thursday, the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) will operate at its current size until October 31.   The UN currently has almost […]

ECOWAS warns of regional ‘disintegration’ as three coup-hit Sahel states form confederation

An ECOWAS summit opened on Sunday (7 July), a day after the military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed a confederation treaty in the latest show of their shift away from traditional regional and Western allies. During a summit in the Niger’s capital of Niamey on Saturday (6 July), the three junta leaders […]