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Congo
Brazzaville misses out on joining the UNESCO World Heritage Committee

After Firmin Edouard Matoko's defeat for the director-general role at the UN institution, Congo suffers another setback in not being elected to the heritage committee.

Palace Intrigues
Andry Rajoelina, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara

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MadagascarA luxury hotel and an artificial island : Rajoelina's Dubai stops

CongoAnatole Collinet Makosso repents to Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara remains loyal to construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's jets

Congo
Sassou-Nguesso's last chance saloon campaign for UNESCO leadership

The head of state is personally involved in Firmin Edouard Matoko's candidacy for the head of UNESCO. Brazzaville has hired an American communications agency to help him in his mission.

Congo
Denis Sassou-Nguesso makes his big return to UN General Assembly

The Congolese head of state is expected in New York, where he will attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, a forum he has avoided in recent years.

Palace Intrigues
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Gilbert Chagoury, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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SudanShadow of Burhan brothers looms over new mining minister

NigeriaGilbert Chagoury invited to Tinubu and Macron's Elysée Palace lunch

CARAbu Dhabi sends plane for Touadéra

Ivory CoastLaurent Gbagbo favours Jacqueville over Assinie

Algeria, Morocco
Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Algeria and Morocco could soon bring their cultural identity disputes to the UN agency, as both countries are candidates for its Executive Board, which will be decided in November.

Congo, Egypt
Two candidates wrangle for African support in UNESCO leadership run

With the election of the future head of the UN institution looming on the horizon, the race for support has gathered momentum, but not without a few hiccups.

Congo
Denis Sassou-Nguesso puts travel restrictions on his ministers

Missions abroad must now be approved by the Congolese presidency, which is anxious to avoid abuses. At the same time, the Presidency is pushing ahead with issues it considers to be priorities, such as the campaign of Brazzaville's candidate for UNESCO.

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Alassane Ouattara, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Faure Gnassingbé

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara on personal visit to France

CongoUNESCO: Denis Sassou-Ngesso's candidate makes a stop at the Grand Orient de France

West AfricaECOWAS 50th anniversary summit on hold

Algeria
Magazine Afrique-Asie makes an Algerian-angled comeback

An ecosystem of writers particularly sympathetic to Algiers is being built on the ruins of an anti-colonial publication.

Egypt
UNESCO candidate Khaled al-Anani jets off to Asia in search of votes

The former Egyptian antiquities minister arrived in Sri Lanka on 4 May and will next head to Manila and Jakarta to promote his candidacy for UNESCO head, looking to gain votes in particular from Global South countries.

DRC
Kinshasa modifies Cuvette Centrale oil block perimeters

Félix Tshisekedi's presidency has just redrawn the boundaries of oil deposit zones in the forest area around the Congo river. The goal is to put a halt to encroachment on protected areas and put these deposits on the market.

Tunisia
Tawfik Jelassi's move to head UNESCO remains a pipe dream

Previously considered a serious candidate to succeed Audrey Azoulay, envisaged in november, the former Tunisian minister for higher education was not supported in the end by his country, who chose instead to endorse Egypt's candidate.