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King Mohammed VI has warned that the continuing Israeli practices in violation of international legitimacy and international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories fuel tension, violence, instability and sow the seeds of religious conflict and hatred. These Israeli practices include further settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, depriving Palestinians of a […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a €100 million loan for the Municipal Equipment Fund (FEC) to finance new investment and public infrastructure projects in Morocco. These projects will help improve the quality of public services, especially in rural areas as well as spur revenue generating activities, according to an AfDB press release. “We are […]
Morocco’s central bank, known as Bank Al-Maghrib, received ISO 37001 certification in recognition for its Anti-Corruption Management System. The bank has received this certification on its 60th anniversary following the audit conducted by Euro-Compliance in October 2019, Bank Al-Maghrib said in a press release. This certification will further strengthen Bank Al-Maghrib’s actions, in terms of […]
France is reconsidering its strategy in the Sahel after it lost 13 French soldiers in a collision of two helicopters on a combat mission this week. French president ordered the review of operations against IS in the Sahel. “Our mission there is important. Nevertheless, the situation we face compels me today to examine all our […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will open next Monday an office in Agadir, said on Thursday the Bank’s Vice-Pdt Alain Pilloux, who is currently on a working visit to Morocco. “I will inaugurate a new EBRD office in Agadir Dec.02, after having opened recently another one in Tangier”, said Mr. Alain Pilloux at […]
Sudan’s transitional authorities on Thursday approved a law to “dismantle” the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir, including the dissolution of his political party and confiscation of all its properties. Bashir and his Islamist National Congress Party (NCP) had ruled Sudan since 1989 before a nationwide protest movement resulted in him being deposed earlier this […]
Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, stressed on Thursday that the risk of terror attacks against Spanish nationals in the Tindouf camps in Algeria is “imminent”. “This is a real threat confirmed by the foreign intelligence services operating in the region,” the Spanish minister said in an interview to the private radio station “Cadena Ser”, […]
The US reiterated its support for Morocco’s Sahara autonomy initiative one week ahead of a planned visit to Morocco by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “The Sahara issue is a priority for Moroccans and we are engaged together with the UN to advance a political solution,” a senior US official said. “Our position remains steady,” […]
Morocco has removed and destroyed 96,272 landmines since the launch of a demining process in 1975. These included 49,325 anti-personnel mines and 20,543 bomb remnants, Morocco’s Ambassador to Norway Lamia Radi said. The Ambassador made the statement while speaking at the Fourth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on her country’s lawmakers to rethink restrictive arms export policies towards Africa, arguing the restrictions are not in Germany’s best interest. The chancellor, who was addressing the German parliament, the Bundestag, on Wednesday, made the case for more engagement in Africa’s Sahel region, where the threat of destabilization […]