What's In Blue: Insight on Africa

  • 15 June 2023

    Mali: Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow morning (16 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Mali. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali and head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) El-Ghassim Wane is... Tags: ,

  • 30 October 2022

    Somalia: Vote on UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Mandate Renewal*

    Tomorrow morning (31 October), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for one year, until 31 October 2023. The Council last renewed UNSOM’s mandate through resolution 2632... Tags: ,

  • 8 July 2020

    Council Meeting on West Africa and the Sahel

    Tomorrow (9 July), Security Council members will hold an open videoconference (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on West Africa and the Sahel. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS),... Tags: ,

  • 20 June 2020

    Burundi: Closed VTC

    On Monday (22 June), Security Council members will convene a closed videoconferencing (VTC) meeting on Burundi. Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Bintou Keita is expected to brief. In May, the Council was expected to meet on Burundi, in keeping with the... Tags: ,