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Zambia’s Pdt. sends message to King Mohammed VI; Lusaka reaffirms support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara

President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema has sent a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over to Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita by Zambia’s peer Mulambo Haimbe during a meeting held Friday in Laayoune on the sidelines of the 1st session of Moroccan-Zambian cooperation commission. Zambia’s top diplomat has reiterated on this […]

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Ethiopia-Somalia Agreement: AU Commission hails “significant milestone” brokered by Turkey

President of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, praised on December 12, 2024, a communiqué signed the previous day by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. The agreement, facilitated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, represents a crucial step toward resolving longstanding tensions between the two East African […]

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European Parliament disbands polisario group, new setback for Algiers

A group defending Polisario separatism in the European parliament has been disbanded, in yet a new set back for Algeria which has used the same group as a platform for anti-Morocco propaganda. The intergroup was long used by Algeria as an interference tool in the European Parliament, which has its own delegation in charge of […]

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Morocco reiterates commitment to ‘5+5 Defense’ Initiative

Morocco has reiterated strong commitment to the “5+5 Defense” Initiative seeking to enhance cooperation, mutual trust and security between the North and South countries of the western Mediterranean. Morocco’s engagement was voiced by Minister in charge of National Defense Administration Abdeltif Loudyi during the 20th meeting of the Ministers of Defense of the “5+5 Defense” […]

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Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline, a catalyst for regional economic integration

The Atlantic gas pipeline that will connect Morocco to Nigeria has a potential to boost economic integration across 13 African states, boost energy supply in West Africa and power the region’s economies, head of Morocco’s mines and hydrocarbons agency ONHYM Amina Benkhadra said. The pipeline, to be achieved at an estimated cost of $26 billion, […]

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Niger rulers suspend BBC for three months

Niger’s military authorities suspended British broadcaster the BBC for three months accusing it of spreading false news and undermining troops’ morale. The decision came after the BBC broadcasted in local Hausa language that an attack killed more than 90 Nigerien soldiers and 40 civilians in two Niger villages near the border with Burkina Faso. Niamey […]

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Morocco & Gulf countries’ strategic partnership gaining momentum

Morocco and the Gulf Cooperation Council are standing shoulder-to- shoulder against common challenges. Ways of strengthening further their strategic partnership were at the center of talks held Thursday in Rabat between Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and Secretary General of GCC Jassim Mohammed Al Budaiwi. They discussed latest developments in the Middle-East, bilateral relations, the […]

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Foreign fighters from Europe hired to protect DRC’s resource-rich east from M23 rebels

Retired military officers from Europe are protecting the highly-prized resource-rich North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from falling to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, according to a recent report by the Deutsche Welle (DW). Some of them pointed out, in an interview, that while the job is well paid, they must often deal […]

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Sudan war sparks ‘worse-ever humanitarian crisis’ amid this year’s most violent fighting

Sudan has topped a watchlist of ‘biggest humanitarian crises’, International Rescue Committee (IRC) has said, just as at least 175 people have been reported dead and dozens injured following a series of airstrikes that shook the country’s capital in the past few days. The war-torn African country has become the “biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded” […]

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Morocco-donated ‘His Majesty King Mohammed VI’ power plant inaugurated in Niger’s Niamey

The power plant “His Majesty King Mohammed VI,” offered by Morocco to Niger upon the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, was inaugurated this Thursday Dec.12, in Niamey. The inauguration ceremony was organized under the high patronage of Brigadier General Abdourrahmane Tiani, President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), and […]