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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>They had a lot to say about global affairs. But complicated things happening closer to home? Not so much.<\/p>\n

Like their counterparts from other continents, African leaders took to the United Nations podium over the past week to address the U.N. General Assembly on pressing global issues, including climate change, inequality and the spread of conflict.<\/p>\n

African leaders \u2014 including Nigerian Vice President Kassim Shettima, Senegalese President Bassirou Faye and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah \u2014 spoke vehemently about global conflicts and called for an end to Israel\u2019s attacks on Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people of Palestine are not collateral damage in a civilization that is searching for order. They are human beings, equal in worth, entitled to the same freedoms and dignities that the rest of us take for granted,\u201d Shettima said last week.<\/p>\n

However, analysts say two of Africa\u2019s most complicated conflicts in Sudan and Congo, which have killed thousands of people and both reached an impasse, were given barely any significant airtime by African leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrican countries have sort of stepped back to some extent in terms of wanting to place African issues at the forefront of the U.N. agenda,\u201d said Chris Ogunmodede, an Africa affairs analyst with experience working in African diplomatic circles. \u201cOn the most important dates on the U.N. calendar, there is nothing to say about African issues in any substantive way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conflicts in Sudan and Congo<\/b><\/p>\n

War in Sudan, the world\u2019s biggest humanitarian crisis, broke out in mid-2023 when a paramilitary outfit launched an assault on the central African country\u2019s armed forces, both of which had ruled together for years. The conflict rapidly descended into a full-blown civil war, which has now effectively partitioned the country into two and has killed at least 40,000 people.<\/p>\n

The army regained control of the capital in a watershed moment in the war and pushed the rebel group Rapid Support Forces mainly to Darfur, the western region of the country.<\/p>\n

The U.N. has accused both sides of mass atrocities and warned of famine in parts of Sudan, as both groups have imposed restrictions on food and aid distribution as the fight continues. A drone strike earlier this month killed at least 70 people in besieged El-Fasher.<\/p>\n

In January, the M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, launched a blitz of attacks in the eastern region of Congo and rapidly took key cities. The conflict has since killed roughly 7,000 people, with millions of others displaced or trapped in rebel-held cities.<\/p>\n

According to the U.N., over 100 rebel groups are fighting in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Congo. A Doha peace initiative reached a deal between Congo and the M23 group, but fighting has continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cursory mentions of DR Congo and Sudan were a missed opportunity by African leaders to really highlight how pronounced the humanitarian crises have become,\u201d said Beverly Ochieng, a senior security analyst at Control Risks.<\/p>\n

Outside interests<\/b><\/p>\n

The General Assembly speeches, analysts say, demonstrate the lack of interest from African leaders in solving these conflicts. They also reflect institutional problems with the continent\u2019s own multilateral organizations, where African leaders are absent at the negotiating tables.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing the reality of the limitations of African institutions and states, the limitations of their own ability to pursue their own international affairs,\u201d Ogunmodede said.<\/p>\n

Leading negotiations for conflicts are external powers, some of whom have been accused of being a party to the conflicts. Last week on the U.N. sidelines, a group of diplomatic leaders from the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt ramp up efforts to end the war in Sudan. A Washington-led peace deal between Congo and Rwanda is expected to be signed in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Since both wars broke out, they have quickly taken on complex geopolitical dynamics with various competing powers. The U.N. said Rwanda backs the M23 rebel group in Congo, and the conflict has also pulled in neighboring countries like Burundi and Uganda.<\/p>\n

In March, Sudanese armed forces filed a case to the U.N. top court against the UAE, accusing it of arming its major adversary and breaching the genocide convention. The UAE denies the allegations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe outside interests have leverage, and that compels armed actors to deal with peace mechanism coming from outside,\u201d Ochieng said. \u201cWith African institutions, they do not have as much leverage institutionally or being able to provide additional incentives for peace and security initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Mozambique<\/b><\/p>\n

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