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The death toll among the Moroccan community in Türkiye, in the violent earthquake that struck the south of the country, has now reached ten, the Kingdom’s embassy in Ankara said Monday. Four new victims, all women, have died in this earthquake, said the diplomatic mission. On February 6, Turkiye and Syria woke up to one […]
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has affirmed that Morocco remains “the first priority” of his country’s foreign policy, stressing the need to maintain good relations with the North African Kingdom. Speaking during a forum held Monday in Madrid on the occasion of the upcoming Spanish presidency of the European Union, Albares said all Spanish […]
Amid rising prices, Moroccan authorities have been inspecting markets to make sure supply and prices are appropriate while taking measures to curb exports of main vegetables ahead of Ramadan. Reuters reported Morocco ordered a halt of tomatoes, potatoes and onion exports to West African markets to ensure food security at home. The prices of the […]
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki has accused the U.S. of supporting Tigrayan rebels during the two-year civil war in northern Ethiopia adding that Washington forced to rebels to sign November 2022 peace deal. In an interview with local media, President Afwerki claimed that the peace deal signed between Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) […]
The owner of a huge South African rhino conservation farm, the world’s largest, indicated Monday it would be sold at auction in April because he could no longer afford to breed the endangered animals, reports say. “Breeding rhinos is an expensive game,” John Hume, Platinum’s 81-year-old founder, told AFP, adding that he had been breeding […]
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and the Saudi Tadawul Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen joint cooperation, Arab Finance reports citing an emailed press release of February 13. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Saudi Capital Market Forum, held in Riyadh February 12-14. “We seek to cooperate with […]
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned that his country may sever ties with diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate a sales deal prove unfavorable to his government, AFP reports. Masisi also called on the nation to rally behind his government as it tries to hammer out a better deal. The country is Africa’s […]
Despite regular warnings by US military commanders about a possible second Chinese military base in Sub-Saharan Africa and rumors about new footholds in countries like Equatorial Guinea, China’s strategic interest in Africa is relatively low, especially when compared with regions like Southeast Asia and the Middle East, according to a new policy brief published by […]
Foreign ministers from Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali, all of which recently underwent military coups, have called for their reinstatement into the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following a trip to the region by Russian envoy Sergey Lavrov. The top diplomats from the three west African countries said in […]
Chairman of French Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Christian Cambon, has denounced the recent vote by the Macronist members of the European Parliament of a resolution undermining Morocco’s judicial sovereignty and independence. In a press release, Mr. Cambon, who also chairs France-Morocco Friendship Group in the French Senate, decried the vote of French MEPs who supported […]