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Positioning for growth: winds of change for Arab-Africa trade and investment?

The landmark multi-billion-dollar Arab-Africa Guarantee Fund (AAGF), which is due to start operations in 2023, could provide a boost to the Arab-Africa trade that has been static at 17% of the continent’s total trade for the last seven years. Despite centuries of exchanges, Arab-Africa trade has been static at 17% of the continent’s total trade […]

Morocco makes case for Africa, fairer global governance at UNGA

Morocco echoed a growing coalition of African nations at the United Nations General Assembly this week, calling for a more equitable global order and stronger African representation in international decision-making. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, speaking on behalf of Morocco, emphasized that Africa is central to King Mohammed VI’s foreign policy vision, describing the continent as […]

Morocco-Spain rift: Former Spanish politician urges Madrid to rectify its error

Former Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Piqué has criticized his country’s decision to host secretly and under a false identity the polisario separatists’ leader Brahim Ghali, urging Madrid to rectify its “error”. The decision “was undoubtedly an error that must be rectified as soon as possible,” said the former Spanish politician and businessman, who was Minister […]