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Basile Ikouébé
Basile Ikouébé (born 1 July 1946) is a Congolese diplomat who served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2015. Previously, Ikouébé was Congo-Brazzaville's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1998 to 2007. He is a member of the governing Congolese Labour Party.
Diplomatic career.
Working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ikouébé became head of its International Organizations Division in 1974. He was Principal Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from
May 2007, Adada was named Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the African Union for Darfur, in which capacity he was in charge of the peacekeeping mission there. On 31 May, Basile Ikouébé was appointed to replace him as Foreign Minister.
Speaking to the United Nations Security Council on 27 April 2009, Adada said the violence in Darfur had been reduced to the point that the conflict there was "low-intensity". This claim outraged many of those involved in the Darfur situation.
The United Nations