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The small African state of Somaliland legally doesn't exist. But Taiwan has spied an … – ABC

“It’s a secret,” smiles Allen C Lou, when asked how many Taiwanese personnel are based in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognised state of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa.Taiwan is committed to recognising the de facto state and Lou is Taipei’s chief diplomat. But he is coy about just how substantial Taipei’s diplomatic delegation really is.On social media and in conversation, he casually embraces the title of ambassador. Yet given the ambiguous political status of Somaliland, his host country, Lou is mindful to point out that his official title is merely “representative”.But no matter the size of Taiwan’s presence in Somaliland, Taipei’s alliance with this unrecognised state has been steadily building since August 2020.

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2023 African Nations Cup qualifiers results & fixtures (2nd round) – Africa – Ahram Online

All times GMT+2
Sunday 5 June 
Group E
Madagascar 1-1 AngolaScorers: Rakotoharimalala 36 / Gelson 43
Central Africa 1-1 GhanaScorers: Namnganda 41 / Kudus 17
Group J
Botswana 0-0 Tunisia
Monday 6 June 
21:00 Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya
Tuesday 7 June 
Group B
15:00 Eswatini vs. Burkina Faso18:00 Cap Verde vs. Togo
Group H
18:00 Zambia vs. Comoros
Group L
21:00 Rwanda vs. Senegal
Wednesday 8 June
Group F
15:00 Uganda vs. Niger18:00 Tanzania vs. Algeria
Group G
18:00 Congo vs. Gambia
Group I
18:00 Gabon vs. Mauritania21:00 Sudan vs. DR Congo
Group L
21:00 Benin vs. Mozambique
Thursday 9 June 
Group C
15:00 Burundi vs. Cameroon
Group G
15:00 South Sudan vs. Mali
Group D
18:00 Guinea vs. Malawi18:00 Ethiopia vs. Egypt
Group H
19:00 Lesotho vs. Cote D’Ivoire
Monday 13 June 
Group A
15:00 Mauritius vs. Nigeria18:00 Sierra Leon vs. Guinea Bissau
Group K
21:00 Liberia vs. Morocco
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