Mali and the Sahel on
the PSC’s agenda this month

The PSC Report spoke to Djibouti’s ambassador
to the AU about the Peace and Security
Council’s agenda for September.

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Maintaining multilateralism
in a world hit by COVID-19

The PSC Report spoke to Ambassador Boubacar Issa Abdourhamane,
permanent representative of the Francophonie to the AU, about
his organisation’s work in Africa during COVID-19 pandemic.

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The AU’s role beyond
the GERD negotiations

The current AU-led negotiations on the Grand
Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have made some important
achievements, and is expected to lead to a binding agreement.

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Côte d’Ivoire and the
‘third-term’ virus

The virus of ‘a third term at all costs’ poses a serious
risk to the entrenchment and consolidation of
democratic norms and practices in Africa.

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