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US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty in Sahara, a rejection of ‘failed status-quo’ – Kushner says

White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner reiterated the recently adopted position of his country in support of Morocco’s full sovereignty over all the Sahara territory and stressed the primacy of the Kingdom’s autonomy plan. “By recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, president Trump is rejecting the failed status quo which benefits no one,” Kushner […]

Morocco: PortNet and ONSSA Launch Joint Digital Platform to Modernize Import Clearance

Morocco has taken a further step in the digital transformation of its foreign trade administration with the launch of a new online service enabling importers to submit customs documentation and sanitary and phytosanitary data directly through the Moroccan Portal for Foreign Trade Procedures, PortNet. The initiative is a joint development between PortNet and the National […]

Sahel ‘at crossroads’: conflict-ridden region needs support to fight armed groups, warns UN

International and regional efforts to combat armed groups linked to al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and other extremist groups have failed to stop their expansion in Africa’s Sahel region, a senior United Nations official has warned. The joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to al-Qaida, ISIL (ISIS) and others in the Sahel, […]