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As many as 50 migrants who recently attempted to reach Spain via boat from West Africa drowned, according to the migrant rights organization Walking Borders, whose new report also found that over 10,457 migrants lost their lives last year while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach Canary Islands. Walking Borders reported on Thursday […]
The CAF (Confédération Africaine de Football) announced the postponement of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship, CHAN 2024, to August 2025. The exact date in August 2025 of the commencement of the CHAN 2024, to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda will be announced «in due course», said CAF. According to CAF Executive Committee, «good […]
The newly appointed Commissioner General of Spain’s Intelligence, Javier Antonio Susin Bercero, has commended the high level of collaboration with Morocco, acknowledging that Spain has been spared dangerous terrorist attacks thanks to decisive and reliable tips provided by Morocco’s Security and Territorial Surveillance ((DGST). The Spanish official, who chose Morocco for his first foreign visit, […]
The rich history of relations between Morocco and Great Britain is on display at a portrait exhibition taking place at the University of Birmingham. The exhibition at the university’s prestigious Barber Institute of Fine Arts features a giant portrait of Ambassador Abdelwahad ibn Messaoud ibn Mohammed Anoun, who was sent to the court of Queen […]
Amid the upheaval in Sahel in the last decade, characterized by a series of military takeovers, growing insecurity and surging anti-Western sentiment, China has seized on the opportunity to expand its military, geopolitical, and economic presence in this volatile region, analysts say. Despite the challenges facing the region, the scramble among major powers for the […]
Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow, has addressed a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara to his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita at a meeting held this Wednesday in Rabat. Mamadou Tangara expressed in a statement to the press following the meeting his country’s gratitude and thanks […]
At least 31,404 migrants were expelled by Algerian authorities to Niger’s border in 2024, in blatant violation of international conventions on migrants’ rights. These figures were disclosed by NGO Alarme Phone Sahara which said that over 26,000 migrants from this landlocked West African country were abandoned by Algeria in desert borders with Niger in lamentable […]
Moroccan-Mauritanian relations are poised for unprecedented advancement across various sectors, following the recent meeting in Casablanca between King Mohammed VI and the Mauritanian Head of State, according to a Mauritanian NGO. “President Mohamed Ould El-Ghazouani’s visit to Morocco will inject new momentum into bilateral cooperation,” said Cheikhani Ould Cheikh, president of the Mauritanian-Moroccan Association for […]
King Felipe VI of Spain has described his country’s ties with Morocco as “special” and called to further strengthen these ties within a framework of friendship and neighborliness. “We will continue to advance our bilateral agenda with Morocco, a country with which we must pursue our collaboration in the spirit of friendship and cooperation governing […]
The African Union (AU) mission in Somalia has welcomed a recent agreement between Somalia and Ethiopia to restore and enhance bilateral ties, marking a significant step in easing recent diplomatic tensions between the two Horn of Africa nations. Somalia severed relations with neighboring Ethiopia in protest over a sea access agreement the latter signed with […]