Mr Diallo has been sent to fill the vacuum left by the death of the previous mediator, Alioune Blondin Beye, and to steer the peace process back on to solid ground.
ECONOMIST: Angola
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Making matters worse, the United Nations mission, which has the thankless task of trying to keep peace alive, is totally disoriented after the death on June 26th of its chief, Alioune Blondin Beye.