IN THE MEDIA: First English biography of former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Posted on February 24, 2023

On 19 February 2023, Professor Adekeye Adebajo was interviewed on Newzroom Afrika to discuss the publication of his book on former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. 

The book, titled "Boutros Boutros-Ghalli: Afro-Arab Prophet, Proselytiser, Pharoah, and Pope", was published in 2022 by Routledge and is the first historical biography in English on the former UN Secretary-General. In the book, Professor Adebajo examines Bourtos-Ghali's career within the political, social, and cultural contexts from which he emerged. 

In the interview, Professor Adebajo remarked on Boutros-Ghali's approach to role as Secretary-General: 

Boutros-Ghali consistently believed that multilateralism and the international order was the most important thing, and that sovereignty was a way of protecting weak countries against more powerful ones... He had a very broad expereince both through his very Western liberal education and his experiences in global South diplomacy that prepared him for the job very well. 

 

You can watch the full 16-minute interview on the Newzroom Africa Youtube page or below. 

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