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Mauritania, Tunisia
Saïed due to travel to Nouakchott

Tunisian president Kaïs Saïed in Tunis on 23 August 2023. © Imago/Tunisian Presidency/ApaImages

The Tunisian president typically does not make many official visits in Africa but he has plans to be in the Mauritanian capital in late February amid simmering regional tensions. [...]

Published on 19.02.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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