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Burundi’s Foreign Minister Albert Shingiro has reiterated his country’s consistent position in favor of Morocco’s territorial integrity and unconditional support to the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region. This came during a meeting the Burundian official held in Rabat on Thursday with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Albert Shingiro also reiterated […]
The socio-economic development dynamic in Morocco’s southern provinces was highlighted during a meeting of the 4th Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, held Wednesday in New York. Speaking on this occasion, British lawyer Andrew Rosemarine stressed that the Moroccan Sahara is establishing itself as an economic hub and as a link between Africa and […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is hosting a regional workshop in Lagos Oct. 8 through 11 to review and validate the Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project. The workshop is a key step in the development of the gas pipeline, a strategic project spearheaded by King Mohammed VI […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is seeking to deepen its involvement in financing key development initiatives in Morocco, aligned with the country’s economic and social priorities. The remarks were made by EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris on Thursday in Rabat during talks with Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah. The EIB official reiterated the Bank’s […]
Fitch agency has maintained Morocco ‘BB+’ rating with a stable outlook thanks to the country’s sound macroeconomic policies, strong official creditor support, favorable debt profile and comfortable liquidity buffers. In 2023, Morocco’s economy grew by 3.4%, driven by strong non-agricultural sector performance and a rebound in agricultural output following a sharp contraction in 2022, said […]
The Algerian regime and their Polisario puppets are intensifying their hostile campaign against Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara as the UN Security Council braces for receiving briefings on the Sahara before renewal of MINURSO mandate to expire on October 31. Availing the opportunity of the meeting of UN fourth Committee convening in […]
Various aspects of Moroccan-Guinean military cooperation were reviewed at a meeting held in Rabat Tuesday between visiting Guinean Minister of State for National Defense Army General Aboubacar Sidiki Camara, and Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and Commander of the Southern Zone, […]
The African Football Confederation has slapped Algerian football club USMA with $40,000 preliminary fine for refusing to play last April against Moroccan RS Berkane club in the CAF Cup semi-final due to their jersey displaying Morocco’s map, including the Sahara. The RS Berkane kit was approved by CAF. Berkane have used the same jersey throughout […]
Head of the autonomous Canary Islands region, Fernando Clavijo, said his government subscribes to the declaration of April 2022, which ushers a new era in Moroccan-Spanish ties. The declaration set the path for a new era in Spanish-Moroccan relations with the recognition of the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty as “the solution” to the regional […]
The political verdict rendered by the European Court of Justice, annulling the EU’s trade deals with Morocco, was an ineffectual decision that is akin to a sword thrust in water as far as the Sahara issue is concerned, said Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Bourita, who reiterated the same stance expressed in an official statement […]