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The Congress of the Socialist International (SI) held last week in Madrid has ignored the Polisario and invited the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP), which backs Moroccan Autonomy Plan, dealing a hard blow to the Algeria-backed separatist group. The MSP is known for its pragmatic approach for the settlement of the Sahara regional conflict to […]
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, commended the Atlantic African Initiative launched by King Mohammed VI for Sahel States. The GCC States welcome the Atlantic African Initiative of King Mohammed VI which will strengthen cooperation between Sahel and Atlantic coast States, Albudaiwi said during the GCC-Morocco ministerial meeting held on […]
Morocco, whose Sovereign, King Mohammed VI, chairs the Al Quds Committee, strongly condemns the targeting by Israeli forces of Palestinian civilians who were seeking humanitarian aid at the Al-Rashid Avenue, north of Gaza Strip, killing dozens and injuring hundreds. The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita during a joint working meeting at the […]
Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries reaffirmed, Sunday, the unwavering positions, and steadfast decisions of the GCC Supreme Council supporting the Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara and the preservation of peace and security of Morocco. These commitments that also endorse the autonomy initiative as the only solution to the settlement of the […]
State Magazine, the U.S. State Department Magazine, has highlighted, in its March issue, the “enduring, multifaceted and long-standing” partnership between the United States and Morocco. The March issue of State Magazine devotes its “Post of the Month” section to Morocco and its strategic partnership with the United States. It recalls the recognition in 2020 by […]
Following the demise of its former boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and with a new leader at its helm, the infamous paramilitary Wagner Group is back in the game, helping the Kremlin to strengthen Russia’s presence in Libya and other parts of Africa. Years of civil war and chaos, the devastating flood, the absence of a democratic […]
Canada’s Shimco, a manufacturer serving the global aerospace supply chain, said it plans to have a plant in Morocco. A deal was signed to that end with Morocco’s industrial hub Midparc to join a constellation of global aeronautical suppliers in Nouacauer industrial zone in Casablanca. Speaking at the signing ceremony, attended by Moroccan industry minister, […]
Mali’s top diplomat has met with his Russian counterpart in Moscow for talks aiming to boost security cooperation between the two countries just as Bamako is struggling to take a full control of the country’s restive north. Addressing journalists in Moscow, Mali’s foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov earlier this week […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer giant, OCP, said its revenue in 2023 dropped to $9.1 billion from $11.3 billion a year earlier due to lower prices in the international market. The company said it will forge ahead with its investments which totaled $2.6 billion last year, from 2 billion a year earlier. Few days ago, OCP […]
Amid its worst drought in decades, Tunisian authorities announced a 16% hike in water prices, a move that may further erode the already frail social peace foundations. The government has proceeded to water cuts and rationing in addition to a ban of irrigation in some main farming areas, further undermining the revenue of already impoverished […]