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Elections

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz casts his vote on September 1, 2018 at a polling station in Nouakchott for the country's legislative, regional and local elections. (AFP)

Mauritania's ruling party comes out ahead in municipal, legislative polls

Sudan

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir walks to give a speech in Djibouti on July 5, 2018. (AFP)

Sudanese president chosen by party to stand for third term

Horn of Africa

Security umbrellas. A Chinese woman uses a parasol in front of the main gate of Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ) after the inauguration ceremony in Djibouti, last July. (AFP)

The strategic turning point in the Horn of Africa

Khattar Abou Diab

Somalia

A 2016 file picture shows members of the Somali military performing a defensive drill at the UAE military training camp in Mogadishu. (Reuters)

Cairo follows Somali developments with concern

Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reviews a Senegalese honour guard during ceremonies in Dakar, on March 1. (AP)

Erdogan moves to expand arc of influence in North Africa, Sahel