Algeria, Nigeria, South Africa
As AU's position on Western Sahara shifts, Minister Boukadoum is sent to rally "last" allies

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum met his Angolan counterpart Tete Antonio on 14 January 2021.
Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum met his Angolan counterpart Tete Antonio on 14 January 2021. © Twitter/Sabri Boukadoum
The Algerian foreign minister Sabri Boukadoum has paid a visit to the few, still pro-Polisario capitals in Africa with the hope of gaining room for manoeuvre on the matter of the disputed region. He came away disappointed. [...]
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