Sahara: Gambia Opens General Consulate in Dakhla

Just few weeks after the Comoros Islands opened a consulate in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune, Gambia opened this Tuesday Jan.7 its General Consulate in Dakhla. The Moroccand and Gambian Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Mamadou Tangara chaired the opening ceremony of the consulate in the presence of several officials from both Rabat and […]

Morocco’s navy in talks with Turkey to acquire military vessels

The Moroccan Royal Navy is in talks with Turkish shipbuilder Ares Shipyard to buy 15 vessels including 10 ARES 35 FPBs and 5 ARES 80 SATs to bolster the kingdom’s coast guard’s fight against illegal migration. The talks, according to Tactical Report, are ongoing but the media did not reveal the value of the deal […]

OIC Summit, African countries underline strategic importance of African Atlantic Initiative launched by King Mohammed VI

The 15th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, underlined the strategic importance of the “Atlantic African States” Initiative launched by King Mohammed VI. In its Final Communiqué, the 15th OIC Summit welcomed the “Atlantic African States” Initiative launched by Morocco’s King as a process towards an […]