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Morocco
Rabat struggles to be heard in Brussels as pro-Sahrawi lobby ups it game

Morocco's ambassador in Brussels Ahmed Rahhou has become inaudible and Rabat now has fewer allies in the European Parliament than before, even as the new chair of the Western Sahara intergroup seeks to be more proactive. [...]

Published on 01.03.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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