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Spotlight | Africa, Saudi Arabia
Saudi plans for Arab-African summit face regional obstacles

Former Saudi minister of state for African affairs Ahmed Kattan. © Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

Saudi Arabia is hoping to host a joint Arab League-African Union summit in December. The meeting would showcase Riyadh's growing interest in Africa. But thorny regional issues are hampering the preparations. [...]

Published on 13/04/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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