UN: Morocco’s Ambassador to Co-Chair ECOSOC Forum on Science, Technology, Innovation

The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Ambassador Bob Rae, has appointed Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale, to co-chair, with Finland’s Ambassador, Elina Kalkku, the ECOSOC Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to be held on May 7 and 8, 2025. […]

Gabon: new ruler lobbies for lifting of sanctions, wife of deposed leader charged with ‘money laundering’

Gabon’s post-coup ruler has visited The Congo to improve the relations between the two neighbors and lobby for the easing of his country’s international isolation after a group of military officers overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba whose family had ruled Gabon since 1967. General Brice Oligui Nguema, who met with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso on […]

Mauritania, Morocco Participate in International Maritime Drill

Mauritania and Morocco were the only two Maghreban countries that took part in the international maritime security cooperation exercise organized lately off the Mauritanian and Senegalese coasts. This regional naval drill, dubbed “Saharan Express 2013”, aims to enhance maritime security and improve communication cooperation between the U.S., West African countries and their key European partners. […]