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Top American, Chinese and Russian officials — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov — are all scrambling to visit several African nations in January to pledge their countries’ commitment to the world’s fastest-growing continent. As President Joe Biden prepares for a visit to Africa later […]
France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month in response to the request from the junta-ruled Burkinabe government, the French foreign ministry said Wednesday, Jan.25. “According to the terms of the accord, the termination (of the 2018 agreement on the status of French armed forces present in the country) takes effect a […]
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison has commended the role played by King Mohammed VI in supporting peace and security in the MENA region and around the world. “We highly appreciate the role of H.M. King Mohammed VI in supporting peace and security in the Middle East and North Africa […]
Egypt and India signed several memoranda of understanding covering the areas of ICT, cybersecurity, youths and sports, broadcast, and culture. The MoUs were signed on the sidelines of President El-Sisi’s three-day visit to India to participate for the first time ever in the South Asian country’s 74th Republic Day celebrations, Egypt’s Presidential office indicated Wednesday. […]
King Felipe VI of Spain stressed on Wednesday that the upcoming high-level meeting between Morocco and Spain will be an opportunity to deepen “the vast bilateral relations.” “This meeting, which has not taken place since 2015, will allow us to deepen the vast bilateral relations, to work together on a more solid basis,” the Spanish […]
Morocco has condemned in the strongest terms the actions of an extremist who tore up a copy of the Holy Quran in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Kingdom “denounces this new provocative act that offends the sacred symbols and feelings of more than a billion Muslims,” said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. Morocco, “while […]
The Nigerien army announced Tuesday it has killed 11 terrorists and arrested 6, in a restive region, near Burkina Faso, during offensive operations. The operations were conducted in the western Tillaberi region. The armed forces also seized weapons and more than 130 motorcycles, the army said. The region, near the border with Burkina Faso and […]
Senegal’s parliament has removed former Prime Minister and critic of President Macky Sall Aminata Touré from the house, upon a request from the ruling coalition. “I have just learned of my exclusion from the National Assembly by Macky Sall in total violation of the law. I remain more determined than ever to continue my fight […]
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison has reaffirmed Washington’s steadfast support to the Moroccan autonomy plan offered for a lasting resolution of the Sahara issue, describing the plan as “serious, credible and realistic”. The United States continues to view the autonomy plan presented by Rabat as serious, credible and realistic, […]
UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, stressed, on Tuesday in Paris, the commitment of King Mohammed VI to strengthening cooperation ties between Morocco and the UN organization. “We know the commitment and importance His Majesty the King and the Royal Family grant to enhancing further the Morocco-UNESCO cooperation”, said Ms. Azoulay during the signing ceremony, held under […]