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African leaders engage in high-level diplomacy at UN General Assembly

African leaders and diplomats are conducting high-level engagements during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf addressed the assembly regarding the Durban Declaration, emphasizing the fight against racism and advocating for the legal status of El Qods. He met with several African counterparts to discuss regional stability and collective responsibility.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is promoting a vision of multilateral reform and has officially supported former President Macky Sall’s candidacy for UN Secretary-General. Meanwhile, Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss security, climate change, and African representation in global decision-making bodies.

Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop held strategic talks with Guterres and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, focusing on bilateral cooperation and regional tensions in the Middle East. Additionally, Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine met with the Executive Director of the UNFPA to discuss maternal health and youth employment.

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Abdoulaye Diop · Ahmed Attaf · Al-Aqsa Mosque · Antonio Guterres · Arab League · Bassirou Diomaye Faye · Organisation of Islamic Cooperation · United Nations

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