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Senior ANC official's Rabat trip sparks anger in Pretoria

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Kopeng Obed Bapela in Saint Petersburg on 29 July 2023.
Kopeng Obed Bapela in Saint Petersburg on 29 July 2023. © Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/Reuters

A meeting in the Moroccan capital between Nasser Bourita and Kopeng Obed Bapela, a leading figure in the African National Congress, has caused a stir in Pretoria. The ANC is a long-standing ally of the Polisario Front, and has condemned the visit as being ‘a serious violation' of its principles.

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