| [Maghrebia] Spanish Prime Minster José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero wants to meet with presidents Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania and Amadou Toumani Touré of Mali next week-end in Addis Ababa to discuss the three Spanish hostages held by al-Qaeda, Spanish daily El Pais reported on Wednesday (January 27th). Zapatero, who will be in Ethiopia to attend the African Union summit, reportedly considers the roles of Touré and Abdel Aziz as crucial in freeing the humanitarian aid workers, since they were kidnapped in Mauritania and are now thought to be held by al-Qaeda in Mali. |