King Mohammed VI & Jacques Chirac

U.S. Congress includes again Sahara in assistance program to Morocco; reaffirms pre-eminence of Autonomy Plan

The U.S. Congress has included again the Sahara into its aid program to Morocco in a move that translates the US administration’s recognition of the North African country’s sovereignty over the whole of its territory. The report accompanying the U.S. spending bill, signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden, after it was passed last […]

Algeria: Opposition, civil society groups demand Presidential election in six-month time

A group Algerian opposition parties and civil society groups Saturday demanded authorities to hold election in six months as the North African gradual inches towards constitutional vacuum with interim President’s mandate ending July 9. Gathered under the National Forum for Dialogue, the participants reportedly called for “free and pluralistic” elections” overseen by an independent body. […]

Morocco offers construction permits to 51,000 quake-hit households

Morocco offered construction permits to 51,031 families, that is 87% of overall applications, as the country races the clock to address the aftermath of September 7, 2023 earthquake. As part of the first batch of aid, 56,067 households received 20,000 MAD in aid for partially or totally demolished houses in the September 7 quake, the […]