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The Comoros government vowed not to accept illegal migrants expelled from the neighboring French island of Mayotte and urged France to step back from a planned operation that could see their forced return. In an escalating diplomatic spat, the Comoros government already asked France last Monday April 17 to abandon the planned Operation Wuambushu (“Take […]
US Under-Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met on Friday with the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, to whom she expressed the “full support” of the United States for the process policy under the aegis of the United Nations. “Deputy Secretary Sherman emphasized full U.S. support for the Personal Envoy’s efforts […]
King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), has appointed Major General Mohammed Berrid as Inspector General of FAR, Commander of the Southern zone, in replacement of Lieutenant General Belkhir El Farouk, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced, Saturday, in a statement. The […]
King Mohammed VI has pardoned 1,518 convicts on the eve of Eid Al Fitr celebrated on April 22 in the North African Kingdom after a month of fasting, reflection, charity, and generosity. A press release issued by the Ministry of Justice says the beneficiaries of the royal pardon include inmates who were granted a pardon […]
As the forces of two rival generals fought intense street battles in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Friday (21 April), ignoring appeals for an end-of-Ramadan Eid ceasefire, the United States is reportedly preparing to send additional troops to its base in nearby Djibouti in case an evacuation of Americans from Sudan is needed. On the first […]
Spanish Presidency Minister Félix Bolaños on Friday said that his country must have “very good” relations with Morocco, calling the North African Kingdom a “strategic ally” in various areas. “Morocco is a strategic ally with which we must maintain a very good relationship for the good of our country,” said Bolaños, who was the guest […]
The UN Security Council held, in New York, closed-door consultations on the Moroccan Sahara issue. These regular consultations are provided for by Council Resolution 2654 adopted last October 27. According to well-informed sources at the UN headquarters, the members of the Security Council were briefed on Wednesday by the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the […]
A parliamentary delegation from Zambia visited on Thursday the Moroccan city of Laayoune, where it witnessed first-hand the socio-economic achievements and the development momentum in the capital of the Moroccan Sahara. The members of the delegation commended this development momentum and the quality of the infrastructure which is likely to improve the quality of life […]
As 93% of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the Global South are “drowning in debt, according to a new research from ActionAid, experts warn that illicit trade greatly exacerbates this budgetary disaster, which in turn robs governments of massive amounts of tax revenue while undermining medical, environmental and economic health. The ActionAid study also rings […]
East Africa could soon become Africa’s economic powerhouse if ongoing plans to expand the seven-member East African Community (EAC) are implemented successfully, as latest figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicate. The EAC’s gross domestic product is expected to hit $346.17 billion in 2023, according to the IMF’s latest forecast, which can be attributed […]