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African Union, Kenya
Kenyatta leads anti-Morocco charge over Western Sahara

Kenya again showed its support for the Polisario cause during a meeting of the African Union's Peace and Security Council. [...]

Published on 25.03.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Morocco pigeonholes AU strategic partnership project

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Kenyatta and Azali vie for AU vice chairmanship

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