Botswana is concerned over influx of refugees from Zimbabwe and S.Africa

Botswana has expressed concern over an influx of asylum seekers who fled from countries, including 700 refugees from neighboring Zimbabwe and hundreds more from South Africa, where they had already been granted refugee status. Those who have arrived from neighboring Zimbabwe were citing poor conditions at the refugee camp, while others have come from South […]

Why Morocco’s King Refused to Talk with the Nigerian President

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has refused to talk over the phone to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria. The move that might seem unusual was made public by an official statement of the Moroccan Foreign Ministry which explained that the Nigerian President’s request to talk to the Moroccan King was merely meant to exploit the Sovereign’s […]

Morocco has closely followed release of Brahim Saadoune, detained by pro-Russian forces

The excellent relations that bind the Saudi royal family to King Mohammed VI enabled the release of Brahim Saadoune, a Moroccan, naturalized Ukrainian in 2020, and whose situation has been followed by Morocco very closely and with discretion. Moroccan Brahim Saadoun, who was captured by pro-Russian separatist Ukrainian forces, while fighting with the Ukrainian forces, […]