COP29 Lineup: Africa to Arrive in Full Force, Macron Unwelcome, Zelensky Expected

With around 20 heads of state, seven vice-presidents and four prime ministers, Africa will be strongly represented at the international climate conference COP29, according to a provisional list of African leaders scheduled to speak at the high-level segment on 12 and 13 November in Baku. According to the UN document released on 3 November African leaders will take the stage in the following order, each delivering a speech of no more than three minutes: Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon, Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, and Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Next up will be Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria, Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic, Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo, William Ruto of Kenya, Faure Gnassingbé of Togo, Azali Assoumani of Comoros, and Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar. The final speakers will include Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno of Chad, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia, Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, Mohamed al-Menfi of Libya, and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia. (The Africa Report)