Mauritania's president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Friday kicked off the campaign for June 29 elections he is favourite to win.
The 67-year-old is tipped for a second term as head of the country of 4.5 million that lies strategically between north and sub-Saharan Africa.
The president pledged to "step up" his social welfare policy for the poor,saying more than 1.5 million people had benefited already.
Libya’s acting head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taher Al-Baour, met with the Dutch Ambassador to Tripoli, Joost
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk,
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a brief visit to Morocco on Thursday, according to state media from both countries. Welcomed
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