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King Mohammed VI has praised the achievements accomplished by the North African country in the global race to secure early vaccines against covid-19 and ensure successful roll-out of the national vaccination campaign against the pandemic. In his nationwide speech made Saturday on the occasion of the Throne Day, the Monarch said: “We have every […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has once again reached out to Algeria, renewing his call to normalize relations between the two neighboring countries, to open borders, and to make the logic of wisdom prevail to remedy an anachronistic situation. “I reiterate my sincere call to our brothers in Algeria for us to work together, without […]
The membership of the Polisario separatist front in the African Union is anomaly that should be corrected by ejecting the Algerian client group from the continental organization, former Liberian foreign minister Gbehzohngar Milton Findley said. Findley, who was speaking at a seminar in Accra, joined his voice to that of numerous African leaders and states […]
Sound Energy, Morocco-focused upstream gas company, has announced the signing of a binding 10 year LNG sales agreement with Afriquia Gaz for the Phase 1 development covering the sale of around 100 million cu/m of gas in a liquified form per year The company has provided this update in relation to the micro liquified natural […]
Morocco has set up a field hospital near Tunis that is now open to offer medical care to Covid-19 patients to help alleviate pressure on crowded hospitals in the area. The hospital, established at higher directives of King Mohammed VI, was achieved after Morocco sent 12 aircrafts carrying some 135 tons of vital medical aid […]
The Algerian health system reels under the surge of coronavirus deaths due to an acute lack of oxygen. Official two digit figures of deaths and infections of about 2000 daily are but the tip of the iceberg according to doctors. Algeria has maintained a blackout on real figures related to infections since the pandemic outbreak. […]
Morocco is an important ally of the European Union (EU) in the fight against cross-border crime, organized crime, drug trafficking and money laundering, EU Ambassador to Morocco, Claudia Wiedey, said. Wiedey, who was speaking online during the presentation and launch, in Marrakech, of the extradition procedure guide, expressed the EU’s wish to further strengthen cooperation […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed one of his security top advisors as Interior Minister, few days after he fired Hichem Mechichi who headed the ministry as caretaker alongside his role of Prime Minister. A statement from the office of the President Thursday said Ridha Gharsalaoui, was sworn in before Saied. Gharsalaoui, reportedly an anti-terrorism […]
Six French soldiers are detained at Bata airport. Malabo accuses France of undermining its security. A few hours after the condemnation of its vice president, Equatorial Guinea accused France of having tried to undermine the country’s security, after a French army helicopter landed at the airport of Bata without authorization. The national authorities do not […]
Moussa Diawara, the former director of Mali’s State Security under Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, was arrested and charged with “complicity in kidnapping and abduction” in the disappearance of journalist Birama Touré. The former president’s son, Karim Keita, is also named in the case. This is a new twist in the case of the disappearance of journalist […]