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Wiser council

Mary Fitzgerald on why African representation at the UN is becoming a battleground for the West and its rivals.

  • Issue #163
  • 4 min read
Illustrated UN Security Council meeting with representatives from Russia, Africa, United States and France at desk
Affairs

Lion’s den

Despite its athletes, writers and conservation efforts winning international acclaim, Kenya’s divisions, corruption and poverty gap are curbing its potential.

  • Issue #114
  • 6 min read
Lion’s den
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

We find out what's in the wardrobe of the first woman to chair the African Union and how the Lebanese are cracking down on corruption.

  • Issue #62
  • 4 min read
Africa/Middle East
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

Zimbabwe will see a violent election, Africa will begin to reject the IMF's prescriptions and all eyes will be on the new leader of the African Union.

  • Issue #59
  • 4 min read
Africa/Middle East
Affairs

Special relations

The African Union’s gleaming new HQ in Addis Ababa, a gift from China, is proof of the Asian giant’s growing clout. But the Germans are in on the act too.

  • Issue #52
  • 1 min read
The AUCC’s 2,500-capacity plenary hall
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

What Sultan Qaboos of Oman uses to get around, why the African Union is having an identity crisis and how recent unrest has affected stock exchanges

  • Issue #44
  • 4 min read
Man in brown traditional clothing and cap standing outside a tent structure.
Affairs

Power struggle

With foreign investment and as the African Union's home, Ethiopia's capital is becoming Africa’s diplomatic hub. Addis Ababa is building a new image, affirming its premiership in the pan-continental body.

  • Issue #30
  • 13 min read
Power struggle

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