Moroccan Master Corporal Rachid Lamzaatar killed in Central African Republic

Launch in Marrakech of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2019

The global annual campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence” was launched Saturday in Marrakech under the theme “Positive Masculinities: Men & boys reject violence against women and girls”. This event, open to the general public and organized by the United Nations in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against […]

West African leaders to meet this August 10 for key Summit on Niger as Russia provides support

Leaders from West African bloc ECOWAS will meet on Thursday August 10 for an emergency Summit on the coup in Niger after the military intervention threat becomes weak and amid support from Russia for peaceful resolution of the crisis. Nigeria-led ECOWAS on July 30 gave August 6 deadline for the junta in Niger to restore […]

Moroccan King discusses situation in Guerguarat with UN Secretary General

King Mohammed VI of Morocco held a phone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the situation in Guerguerat, where the Moroccan army ended a three-week blockade of international traffic by the Polisario militias. During the talks, King Mohammed VI said that Morocco took its responsibility in line with its legitimate right after the […]