King Mohammed VI Sends Message to Egyptian President

King Mohammed VI has addressed a message to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The royal message was handed by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to his Egyptian peer Sameh Choukri at a meeting in Cairo Monday. The two ministers reviewed the progress made in a […]

Morocco Takes Part in ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on Terrorism

King Mohammed VI was invited to participate in the ECOWAS extraordinary summit on terrorism, due this Sept.14 in Ouagadougou, as Morocco has become a major global player in the fight against terror. Upon the royal instructions, a high-level delegation, composed of Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Director General of the Foreign Intelligence Agency Yassine Mansouri, […]

Kenya closes border with Somalia on backdrop of maritime dispute

It’s official. The government of Kenya has closed a border with neighboring Somalia indefinitely with cross-border trade banned in the process. Rising tensions between Kenya and Somalia over political and economic interests have seen the two East African countries also spar pettily over border and immigration rules in recent months. The border closure is the […]