Mauritania
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Sudan's army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, expressed support for efforts to end the war in Sudan, provided they lead to the removal of the “occupation” by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Burhan accused regional states of supplying the RSF with funding, weapons, and mercenaries, though he did not specify which countries were involved.
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Egypt
UN approval of new African Union mission in Somalia legitimizes Egypt’s deployment of troops to the region
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Libya
Twenty migrants from Libya missing off Italy's Lampedusa after shipwreck
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Tunisia
US repatriates Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia
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