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COP22 Side Event Sheds Light on Climate Change as a Root-Cause of Instability in Africa

In preparation for the adoption on November 14 of the “Marrakech Declaration: Forging Sustainability, Stability and Security in Africa,” the COP22 Moroccan pavilion hosted on Wednesday a side event bringing together renowned experts who shared views on the means to address the multidimensional climate change risks on the continent. Speaking at the opening of this […]

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Morocco’s King Renews Resolve to Further Strategic Partnership with USA

King Mohammed VI has renewed his determination to work together with the new President Donald Trump “to achieve optimal implementation of the strategic partnership” between Morocco and the United States. In a message of congratulations to Trump on the occasion of his election 45th President of the United States, the Sovereign underlined the close friendship […]

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Moroccan Pavilion at COP22 Sets the Tone of Action

Built in a typically original architectural style reflecting Morocco’s time-honored architectural know-how, the Moroccan pavilion has scheduled side events reflecting the Kingdom’s endeavor and achievements in the field of fighting climate change. After a first day on the theme of water, forests and risk management, the Moroccan pavilion welcomed COP22 participants with side events on […]

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Morocco Urges World Leaders to Adopt Concrete Plans to Help LDC at COP22

Morocco is set on making COP22 a summit of action and concrete plans to help least developed countries, notably in Africa adapt and mitigate climate change effects, writes the UK paper the Guardian. “As the host country for the COP22 climate change talks, which open in Marrakech on Monday, Morocco is determined to make this […]

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Morocco, Senegal Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation with New Agricultural Agreements

Morocco and Senegal, two Atlantic African coutries with a time-honored friendship and cooperation are offering Africa a concrete example proving the farsightedness of south-south cooperation based on solidarity and co-development. On Sunday, a new milestone was hit in Moroccan-Senegalese relations with the speech delivered in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, by King Mohammed VI, in which he […]

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Morocco Offers Safer Environment for Hollywood Movies on Middle East

Morocco has been attracting eminent Hollywood movie makers who look for a safer environment to shoot feature movies in a Middle Eastern setting, said CNN in a report that highlights the attractiveness of Morocco and its advanced cinema infrastructure. “Morocco offers a solution to the Hollywood studios who want to shoot films that are set […]

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Morocco Officially Takes Over Presidency of COP22, Pledges to Address Climate Change

Morocco has officially taken over the presidency of the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) Monday as the global conference kicked off in the city of Marrakesh. At the opening ceremony of the 22nd Conference of Parties to the Framework UN Convention on Climate Change, COP 22, […]

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Morocco Needs a Serious, Responsible Government

King Mohammed VI has pointed out that Morocco needs a serious, responsible government, up to the challenges facing the country and that the future cabinet should not be the result of calculations aimed at fulfilling political parties’ wishes. This came in the speech the Monarch addressed to the nation Sunday evening on the occasion of […]

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By Returning to AU, Morocco Will not Compromise on its Territorial Integrity, King Says

Morocco’s return to the African Union does not mean changing the Kingdom’s unwavering position regarding the Sahara issue and its territorial integrity, King Mohammed VI said in the Green March speech, delivered from Senegal’s capital Dakar on Sunday evening. “Morocco’s return to its continental institutional family will not change our unwavering position regarding the Moroccan […]

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Germany’s Bundesrat Refuses to Categorize Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia as ‘Safe Countries’

The Bundesrat, the upper house of the German Parliament, has refused to classify Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia as “safe countries of origin”, which entails that migrants from the three Maghreb countries cannot be deported. The UK paper, the Daily Express, reported that Thomas de Mazière described the Bundesrat decision as “incomprehensible” after the lower parliament […]