Central Africa
Guterres parts ways with special representative for the region

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in New York, 17 December 2025.
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in New York, 17 December 2025. © Â Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press Wire/MaxPPP
The head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa will not be reappointed at the end of his term, which expires next month. The Nigerien diplomat has been weakened by an internal investigation into alleged acts of "sexual exploitation and abuse". Several replacements are under consideration. [...]
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