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The recent US-facilitated talks in Madrid mark a significant development in the long-standing Sahara dispute. For the first time in years, Algeria returned to the negotiating table alongside Morocco. The autonomy plan was the only proposal on the table. This diplomatic shift appears to have immediate reverberations inside Algeria. Notably, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune made no […]
Africa faces mounting conflict risks in 2026 amid spreading wars, weakened regional institutions and a rapidly shifting global order, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a new briefing that urges urgent diplomacy to prevent further deterioration. The report, Seven Peace and Security Priorities for Africa in 2026, warns that the continent is beset by […]
Morocco’s National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) have agreed to strengthen cooperation in scientific research, innovation and climate adaptation in agriculture. The agreement was sealed this week in Rabat. The signatories pledged to conduct joint research projects, boost capacity building &training, enhance the exchange of expertise […]
Ways to promote bilateral cooperation in areas of security and intelligence were discussed at a meeting held in Riyadh between Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST) Abdellatif Hammouchi and Saudi security officials Hammouchi, who is leading a large security delegation, is on a working visit to Saudi Arabia February 8-12, at the […]
Morocco’s comprehensive approach to combating child Labor is based on prevention, protection, the legislative framework and intervention on the ground, said on Wednesday in Marrakesh Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Enterprise, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri. In his opening address at the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor, the minister said Morocco’s […]
An American delegation from Great Neck, a village in Nassau County, New York, visited lately the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla to tap into the region’s economic potential, identify its investment opportunities and strengthen cooperation ties between the twinned cities. Mayor of Great Neck Pedram Bral, who headed the business delegation, said the visit is […]
Morocco’s election to the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) in a first-round vote is a strong acknowledgment of King Mohammed VI’s role in maintaining peace and stability in Africa, said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, Following the vote on Wednesday in Addis Ababa. This election reflects the efforts of the King […]
Morocco was elected Wednesday to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) for a two-year mandate at this decision-making body of the AU. The Kingdom received more than two-thirds of the votes (34 votes) to gain a seat at the PSC. The election was held during the 48th ordinary session of […]
The Free Union of Press Workers of Mauritania has strongly criticized recent deductions from the salaries of public media employees, describing the measures as illegal and demanding their immediate reversal. In an official statement, the union highlighted that the deductions exceeded prior agreements reached with the Minister of Culture and his Secretary General, calling the […]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have condemned the Tunisian authorities’ prosecution and detention of prominent human rights lawyer Ahmed Souab, whose appeal trial is scheduled to open on February 12 at the Tunis Court of Appeal. Souab, a former administrative judge and long-standing critic of executive interference in the judiciary, was arrested on […]