Khaled el-Enany and Firmin Matoko compete for UNESCO's top role

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Khaled el-Enany and Firmin Matoko compete for UNESCO's top role  UNESCO’s executive board began voting Monday to select a new director-general, choosing between an Egyptian former antiquities minister and a Congolese economist in an election overshadowed by the U.S. withdrawal and a resulting budget crisis.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/06/khaled-el-enany-and-firmin-matoko-compete-for-unescos-top-role  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00A tense race is underway to lead the United Nations Cultural Agency, UNESCO.

00:06The final two candidates are Egypt's former Antiquities Minister Khalid El-Anani

00:11and a Congolese economist and long-time UNESCO insider firme Edouard Matoko.

00:17The winner will face the major challenge of a budget shortfall following the withdrawal of the United States.

00:23El-Anani is seen as a frontrunner backed by Arab and African blocs.

00:28Matoko is campaigning on his deep United Nations experience and a pledge to depoliticize the agency.

00:35The final decision is expected next month.

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