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Mauritania, Morocco
Nouakchott surprised by Paris's Western Sahara policy change

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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on 29 May 2024.
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on 29 May 2024. © Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas/Reuters

The French government announced its change of position on the disputed Western Sahara without giving prior notice to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

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