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East Africa
Health
Rwanda, which co-led the talks, called the vote “an important step towards building a more resilient global health architecture.” The United States, Israel and Argentina voted against after Washington blocked the consensus planned for September.
U.S.–Africa
An African Union delegation of Uhuru Kenyatta, Sahle-Work Zewde and Mokgweetsi Masisi met AFC/M23 leaders and Rwanda’s foreign minister last week as fighting continued in North and South Kivu, more than a year after the Washington accord and the Doha ceasefire declaration. A planning conference on the deal’s security arrangements is due this month.
ComorosDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaKenyaMadagascarMauritiusSeychellesSomaliaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaUganda
Leaders: UN Protocol list of heads of state and government (19 Sept. 2026), updated for later official appointments. U.S. diplomats: each U.S. embassy’s official website. Photos: licensed (public domain or Creative Commons) with credit.
