Dakar, April 3, 2026 (AFP) - Senegal-Morocco friendship put to test by Africa Cup of Nations title turmoil

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2026-04-03
Dakar and Rabat have longstanding ties but relations have been strained since the Africa Cup of Nations final, which Senegal won in mid-January before being stripped of the title, which was transferred to Morocco. Now the AFCON trophy is something of a thorn in the two countries' sides. On Rue Mohamed V, the street where Moroccan vendors are based in the Senegalese capital, a police van is parked. "The police have been on high alert since the Co......
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