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The United Nations has formally denied the possible resignation of Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy for the Sahara. During his daily press briefing on Monday, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary General António Guterres, flatly denied the rumors relayed by certain media according to which Mr. Staffan de Mistura is […]
The government of Cabo Verde has reiterated its support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and reaffirmed its backing to the autonomy plan initiative presented by Morocco as “the only credible and realistic solution to the dispute” over the Sahara. In a document sent Tuesday, May 23, 2023 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Cabo Verdean […]
The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union (AU) Bankolé Adeoye commended, Tuesday in Rabat, Morocco’s “unwavering” commitment to democracy promotion. In an address at the opening of the 2nd training cycle for African election observers, which he co-chairs with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, Adeoye stressed that “the […]
Rabat’s International University (UIR) and Israel’s Aerospace Industries (IAI) agreed to jointly set up a center of excellence on aeronautics, artificial intelligence, and innovation. A memorandum was signed as a follow up to a deal in this regard by the president of UIR Noureddine Mouaddib and Eytan Eshel CTO of IAI in a ceremony attended […]
Morocco is called upon to share its successful experience in renewable energies with African countries, said President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina, who is taking part in the AfDB annual meetings held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, this May 22-26. Morocco aimed high in capitalizing on renewable energy to develop its economy, said […]
Italy’s embassy in Rabat has issued a statement reiterating its stand in favor of a UN solution to the Sahara issue, while dismissing Algeria’s news reports which interpreted the opening of a visa processing center in Tindouf as a sign of support to the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists. In the statement, the Italian embassy said the […]
Morocco condemned in the strongest terms the recent provocative acts in Jerusalem triggered by the incursion of an Israeli minister who entered once again the Al Aqsa mosque compound. “Such acts have become repeated and provocative,” said Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita at a press conference in Rabat. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir […]
The Government of Kyiv has voiced strong support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as a “serious and credible” basis for reaching a “successful” settlement to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand was expressed by Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a joint press briefing held […]
Rich in phosphates and cobalt deposits, Morocco is poised to attract investments in the fields of electric batteries and environment-friendly vehicles as it pushes to achieve industrial sovereignty and expands high-tech manufacturing. The country’s officials have on multiple occasions mentioned an active quest to attract investors to build a gigafactory that will lure other EV […]
The World Bank issued its ranking of the globe’s best performing container ports, giving the fourth place to Tanger Med, which has outperformed African and Mediterranean counterparts. The report dubbed Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), compares operational performance across ports using 2022 data. Morocco’s Tanger Med port was only outperformed in the ranking by China’s […]