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Morocco’s king has made a sincere call to the Algerian president to work together to improve relations and open borders, underlining the close ties between the two brotherly peoples whom he described as twins. But will the rulers of Algeria respond to this call? In a speech marking the Throne Day, King Mohammed VI reiterated […]
Morocco has maintained since January an uninterrupted national vaccination campaign thanks to steady supply of doses at a context marked by fierce competition. Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, took a series of pro-active and protective measures including signing deals with AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccine manufacturers to make sure the country is given […]
King Mohammed VI called on Algerian President Abdelmedjid Teboune to open borders and work together, without conditions, for the development of bilateral relations based on trust, dialogue and neighborliness. Borders have been closed between the two countries since 1994, despite multiple calls by Morocco for a normalization of ties and allowing the free movement of […]
The membership of the Polisario separatist front in the African Union is anomaly that should be corrected by ejecting the Algerian client group from the continental organization, former Liberian foreign minister Gbehzohngar Milton Findley said. Findley, who was speaking at a seminar in Accra, joined his voice to that of numerous African leaders and states […]
Malawi has inaugurated this Thursday a consulate general in Laâyoune, thus marking its firm support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and for its territorial integrity. The inauguration ceremony took place in the presence of the Foreign Minister of Malawi, Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka, and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Malawi’s foreign minister Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka […]
The inroads made by Morocco at the economic and diplomatic levels in Africa bother Berlin, as a leading German international relations think tank has called on the EU to help a weakening Algeria counterbalance Rabat’s increasing influence in the continent. Morocco recalled its ambassador to Berlin in May in protest over Germany’s hostile positions towards […]
As the diplomatic row continues between Rabat, Madrid and Berlin over the Sahara, and as the Kingdom’s relations with France are facing destabilisation attempts over espionage allegations, German Institute for International & Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik/SWP) step in to add fuel to the fire. In an analysis published by SWP, which advises Bundestag […]
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) has dismantled 84 terrorist cells since it was created in 2015, said BCIJ Director Cherkaoui Habboub, underlining that Morocco continues to consolidate its status as an international strategic partner in counterterrorism. “Since its creation in 2015, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations has managed to dismantle 84 terrorist […]
Morocco’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York organized a virtual international research seminar on the theme “Guaranteeing the success of regimes of territorial autonomy: Devolution of judicial powers”, which was marked by the participation of many experts, researchers and academics. This annual seminar was an opportunity to present the experiences related to the […]
Morocco has reiterated its call for Algeria to apply the principle of self-determination for the Amazigh people in the Kabylie region, “one of the most ancient people in Africa.” The remarks were made by Morocco’s Ambassador to the UN Omar Hilale in response to comments by Algeria’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamaamra who deviated […]