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Shaky Gabon’s Bongo opens regional summit

Fourteen months after suffering a stroke, Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has opened the central African regional bloc’s extraordinary summit in Libreville. Bongo, 60, is the current chair of the 11-nation Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), a 36-year-old organization meant to forge a common market among its member states. Bongo spoke without notable […]

Morocco expects more consulates to open in Sahara

Morocco expects more consulates to open in its southern provinces, the Sahara, as part of an international push in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity. Within a year so far, 20 nations opened or are planning to open consulates in Dakhla or Laayoune, the latest to inaugurate diplomatic representations in the Sahara Monday Dec.14 were Haiti […]

Sahara: UK Commends Morocco’s Serious Efforts for Reaching Lasting and Peaceful Solution

The UK government has praised Morocco’s serious efforts to advance the UN-led process seeking a lasting and peaceful resolution to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand comes in the Joint Statement issued Tuesday in Rabat following the 4th UK-Morocco Strategic Dialogue co-chaired by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and UK Minister for MENA region […]