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UN Secretary General to Appoint New Envoy for Sahara

Christopher Ross, the current Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, has informed the new UN Chief Antonio Guterres about his intention to resign as his term ends in March, several Moroccan and Algerian media outlets reported. Ross, 74, has allegedly communicated his wish not to renew his term in office as […]

EU Should Help Morocco Tackle Sub-Saharan Migration- Spanish Minister

The EU should help Morocco address the challenges linked to the increase in Sub-Saharan migrants, said Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. Speaking at a conference on security and migration in Vienna, the Spanish official described Morocco as a “privileged partner” whom the EU should help setting up accommodation facilities for migrants and border monitoring. Morocco […]

Morocco arrests five people who wanted to join ISIS in Africa

Morocco’s counterterrorism agency, BCIJ, dismantled a 5-member terrorist cell loyal to ISIS in Nador and Berkane, in Morocco’s northeast. The group, aged between 27 and 41 years, were planning to join the terrorist group in Sub-Saharan Africa before they decided to target sensitive sites in Morocco. Morocco has on multiple occasions called for joint efforts […]