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Senegal
Sall's discreet phone call to Ouattara

With his country in political crisis, the Senegalese leader recently telephoned his Ivorian counterpart to discuss the postponement of Senegal's presidential election. [...]

Published on 16/02/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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