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Comoros islands
Ex-PM Bolero, who has ties to Russia's Bogdanov, to resume service for his ally Azali

Hamada Madi, better known as 'Bolero' has been appointed diplomatic adviser to his old friend President Azali Assoumani. [...]

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

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Inner circles | Comoros islands
New African Union chair Assoumani sets up crack diplomatic team

Since taking over as AU chair in February, the Comorian president has had to contend with major regional crises in Sudan, the DRC and the Sahel, but he will have a hand-picked team of advisers to help him throughout his term.

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The Comorian president and new African Union chairperson Azali Assoumani in Addis Ababa on 19 February 2023.

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There should not be no further obstacle to Comoros presiding over the pan-African organisation as of next month.

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Comoros President Azali Assoumani arrives for the opening ceremony at the Paris Peace Forum at The Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris on 11th November 2021.

East Africa
Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

The presidents of Kenya and the Comoros, the two candidate countries for the vice-chairmanship of the AU bureau, a position whose occupant automatically takes over the chairmanship of the organisation the following year, were quick to mention the vacancy at the bureau's virtual summit on 2 November.

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Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

In his quest to take over the helm of the pan-African body, Azali Assoumani has deployed his envoys on a charm offensive aimed at winning over his peers. Meanwhile, Kenya's William Ruto has yet to get his own campaign off the ground.

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Le président des Comores, Azali Assoumani.

African Union
Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

Making the most of the current post-election vacuum in Kenya, the leader of the Indian Ocean archipelago nation Azali Assoumani has stepped up his efforts to grab the African Union presidency next year from its great rival.

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Comoros President Azali Assoumani in Paris on 11 November 2021.

Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta, Ruto and Odinga court Somalia's new president

The Kenyan president and the two main contenders hoping to succeed him have already contacted the new Somali leader's officials. But they will have their work cut out to normalise relations between Nairobi and Mogadishu, which hit rock bottom under Somalia's previous leader.

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Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at his inauguration ceremony on 9 June 2022.

Ethiopia, Kenya
Abiy-Kenyatta talks focus on Oromo rebels

Keen to brush up his global image, the Ethiopian prime minister visited Kenya in late May and took the opportunity to discuss with the president a joint response to the Oromo Liberation Front, one of the sorest points in the neighbours' relations.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta and visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister on Saturday 23th of mai, made an impromptu appearance at the Airshow held at the newly redesigned Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi.

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There was a big turnout of allies of the Kenyan president in Kisumu, the country's third largest city, for the pan-African Africities summit. It was one of his last opportunities to score a diplomatic success before the end of his second and final term, as well as a chance to exert his influence on the imminent presidential election.

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The chair of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat (left) and the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta at opening of the 9th Africities summit in Kisumu on 17 May 2022.

Spotlight | Africa
Putin diligently prepares Russia-Africa summit

Moscow is working hard to ensure that the second Russian-African summit, scheduled for 2022, is a success. Picking the country to host it, organising a committee of experts, and deciding who should sit at the round tables are all being meticulously planned.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 2019 Russia-Africa summit in Sochi.

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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?

Comoros islands
Ex-PM Bolero, who has ties to Russia's Bogdanov, to resume service for his ally Azali

Inner circles | Comoros islands
New African Union chair Assoumani sets up crack diplomatic team

Africa, Comoros islands, Kenya
Comoros set to chair African Union as Nairobi makes way

East Africa
Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

Spotlight | Africa
Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

African Union
Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta, Ruto and Odinga court Somalia's new president

Ethiopia, Kenya
Abiy-Kenyatta talks focus on Oromo rebels

Kenya
Kenyatta champions devolution with one eye on presidential election

Spotlight | Africa
Putin diligently prepares Russia-Africa summit