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In joining Morocco’s Atlantic initiative and the gas pipeline project, Mauritania has expressed full support for regional economic integration and taken its distances vis-à-vis Algeria’s schemes aiming to isolate Morocco in its neighborhood. The recent meeting between King Mohammed VI and Mauritanian President V Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani in Casablanca sent a reassuring message […]
The United States has rejected the “terrorism” designation given by Algerian authorities to the MAK movement, which peacefully seeks an independent state in the Amazigh-speaking Kabylie region. In 2023, Algeria also maintained domestic terrorism designations on the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie and the Islamist movement Rachad. “The United States considers Algeria’s concentration on […]
Food insecurity is exacerbating in central and western Africa with 40 million people currently struggling to feed themselves, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The WFP said in a recent report food insecurity would surge to affect 53 million people by mid-next year. The people suffering “emergency levels of hunger” rose to 3.4 million, that […]
At least 94 people have been killed in landfalls in Mozambique following the devastating Cyclone Chido, the country’s disaster management agency said. The cyclone, with winds reaching 260 km/h and heavy rainfall, has also injured 768 individuals and affected over 622,000 people in various capacities The northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa, and Nampula were […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted before the United Nations Security Council the establishment by Morocco and the United States of the UN Group of Friends on Artificial Intelligence to reinforce and coordinate efforts in digital cooperation, particularly in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). “This summer, the U.S. and Morocco established a group […]
Spain highly appreciates King Mohammed VI’s efforts to promote progress in Morocco and champion regional stability, President of the Spanish Government said. Pedro Sanchez, speaking to the media on the sidelines of the International Socialist Congress, held on Saturday in Rabat, welcomed the excellent ties between Morocco and Spain, “two brotherly neighboring countries who share […]
U.S. State Department has approved new weapons sales to Morocco worth over $174 million, showing U.S. strong support to a major ally and strategic partner, described as an important force for political stability and economic progress in North Africa. The announcement was made Friday by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency in a press release. The […]
A World Bank report released this week estimated that Libya’s economy suffered losses amounting to $600 billion over the past decade, calculated at 2015 constant values. These staggering losses underscore the severe impact of prolonged conflict and political instability on the nation’s economic potential. The report highlighted that without these disruptions, Libya could have achieved […]
Members of a delegation from the Chilean Parliament have praised the socio-economic achievements and the development momentum in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region in different fields. During the visit to the region, the Chilean delegation, led by the Speaker of Chile’s Chamber of Deputies, Karol Cariola, and the Vice-President of the Chilean Senate, Matias Walker, expressed […]
The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, which investigates the most sensitive and high-profile cases in the U.S., indicted three international drug traffickers, who had been arrested in April by Morocco’s National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ) in Marrakech, for their links to criminal networks of international trafficking of fentanyl, methamphetamine, […]