Morocco
China's Xi visits Morocco, meets with crown prince
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a brief visit to Morocco on Thursday, according to state media from both countries. Welcomed
Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on Wednesday at the opening of his appeal against a jail sentence for abuse of power and embezzlement.
Aziz, who ruled the 4.5 million-population country between north Africa and sub-Saharan Africa between 2008 and 2019, was found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail in December 2023. His lawyers have appealed the sentence.
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China's Xi visits Morocco, meets with crown prince
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US lawmakers seek to suspend arms sales to UAE over Sudan conflict
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Egypt
Egyptians and Algerians arrested over UK smuggling operation
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France concerned by disappearance of writer in Algeria
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