UNESCO vote delivers a decisive result The Executive Board of UNESCO handed a near-unanimous verdict on Monday night, granting 55 out of 57 ballots to Egyptian scholar Khaled El-Enany, according …
UNESCO leadership race heats up In October the 193-member General Conference will choose the ninth Director-General of UNESCO. After two rounds of internal consultations, only two contenders remain, turning the …
A calculated bid for UNESCO’s helm When Firmin Édouard Matoko resigned from his post as UNESCO Assistant Director-General on 14 March 2025, a thirty-five-year career morphed into a political gamble. …
Latin honour lifts Congolese candidacy A shimmering glass trophy passed hands in Luque, Paraguay, this week, as Congolese diplomat Firmin Édouard Matoko accepted the «Freedom Flame», the top honour of …
Congo launches UNESCO bid offensive Brazzaville has launched an energetic diplomatic swing through Latin America to garner support for Firmin Édouard Matoko’s bid to become director-general of UNESCO in 2025. …
Government rallying the newsroom Standing before a packed press room in Brazzaville, Communication and Media Minister Thierry Lézin Moungoulla asked Congolese journalists to champion the candidacy of seasoned diplomat Firmin …
A Trans-African Itinerary Culminating in Istanbul From Libreville to Istanbul by way of Dar es Salaam, Luanda, Cape Town and a string of other capitals, Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso …
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