As the UN General Assembly convenes for its 81st session, confidence in multilateral institutions established in 1945 reaches historic lows. African nations have long occupied a marginal position in the organization's executive bodies, particularly within the Security Council, raising questions about their voice in global governance.
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**Podcast** / Africa 21 septembre 2026 **1 minutes**
Les pays africains face à la crise de l’ONU
Dans cet épisode d’*Afrique 360°*, Enrica Picco et Rinaldo Depagne reçoivent Karim Soumana, directeur du Projet Ordre Global et Maintien de la Paix de Crisis Group et ancien ambassadeur du Niger aux Nations unies, pour examiner la crise du multilatéralisme du point de vue de l’Afrique et les perspectives d’un renforcement des voix africaines au sein des institutions multilatérales, dont la première d’entre elles, l’ONU.
Alors les Nations unies organisent, ce mois-ci, leur 81ème Assemblée Générale, la confiance dans les institutions multilatérales établies en 1945 est à son plus bas niveau. Pour mieux comprendre le déclin et les dysfonctionnements de ces institutions depuis une perspective africaine, Enrica Picco et Rinaldo Depagne reçoivent Karim Soumana, directeur du Projet Ordre Global et Maintien de la Paix de Crisis Group et ancien ambassadeur du Niger aux Nations unies.
Ils expliquent la place limitée qu’ont occupé jusqu’à aujourd’hui les pays africains au sein des organes exécutifs de l’ONU, notamment au Conseil de
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