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Benin supports Morocco’s territorial integrity, contemplates opening of Consulate in Laayoune

Benin’s Foreign Minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari has expressed support to Morocco’s territorial integrity, stating that his country considers the Autonomy Plan as the only credible and realistic solution to the regional dispute over Sahara. This came in a phone talk Olushegun Adjadi Bakari had this Tuesday with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Foreign […]

Morocco: Women MPs Want One Third of Parliament Seats in Coming 2016 Elections

Moroccan parliamentarian women from all political stripes Monday introduced a request demanding a better representation of women, at least one third of the parliament seats for the coming 2016 legislatives. Women lawmakers from the parties forming the governmental coalition and the opposition met with Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad and Junior Interior Minister Charik Draiss to […]

EU’s Egyptian headache: Brussels readies €7.4bn aid package to help economy, curb migration

Egypt is reportedly set to receive up to 7.4 billion euros in funding from the European Union under a major ‘cash for migrant control’ pact which could be formally announced during the upcoming visit of the European Commission chief to Cairo this Sunday (17 March). The EU support package is intended to relieve pressure on […]