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New MINURSO Chief Meets Moroccan Officials in Rabat

The new special representative of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara and Head of the MINURSO, Colin Stewart, held separate meetings in Rabat on Friday with Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Nasser bourita, and of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit. The contents of talks between Colin Stewart and Foreign Min-ister Bourita were not disclosed. During his […]

WTO & AFWE chiefs urge African govt’s to boost AfCFTA, agric investment, infrastructure

The WTO chief has called on African countries to create trading opportunities and increase investment in agriculture to address food security in Africa, as the head of the African Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (AFWE) stressed the need for improved infrastructure and the removal of tariffs to facilitate intra-African commerce. In a speech read on her […]

Burkina Faso to Open Consulate in Morocco’s Sahara

Burkina Faso will be the next state to open a diplomatic representation in the Moroccan Sahara region, as part of an African push to show support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the southern territory. Burkina Faso will thus be the seventh state to open a consulate in the Sahara after Comoros, Gambia, Gabon, […]