France, Gabon
Friction between Paris and Libreville at the UN over Russia

Michel Xavier Biang, Ambassador of Gabon to the United Nations.
Michel Xavier Biang, Ambassador of Gabon to the United Nations. © UN Photo
As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council since January 2022, Gabon took the lead in voting against Russia's exclusion from the Human Rights Council. This sparked a request from Paris for further explanations from Libreville. [...]
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