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Saudi Arabia's Kattan Embarks on Fifth African Tour

Saudi Royal Court Adviser Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan. (SPA)

Saudi Royal Court Adviser Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan will kick off on Tuesday a tour of Africa where he will meet several of its leaders.

He will meet with leaders of Cape Verde, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.

He is scheduled for talks with head of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) in Gabon.

A Saudi source said Kattan’s fifth tour of Africa is in implementation of directive of Custodian of the Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with the aim to bolster Saudi-African relations in all fields.

Kattan has so far visited 45 African countries and met with various heads of African organizations and agencies that have backed Riyadh’s hosting of Expo 2030.

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