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Morocco Steps Up Cooperation with OECD

Head of Moroccan Govt Saad Eddine El Othmani and Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Angel Gurría signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to renew the Country Program to support the reform agenda set by the North African Kingdom. Following the implementation of the first phase of the Country […]

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EU-Morocco Association Council Meets in Brussels to Set Partnership Priorities

The EU-Morocco Association Council meets on Thursday to discuss ways of reinvigorating relations between the European bloc and the North African Kingdom, the major strategic partner of the Union in the southern Mediterranean. The meeting will be co-chaired by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica […]

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Mauritania: Reporters without Borders blasts internet blackout in wake of elections

Reporters without Borders (RSF) has condemned the cutting off of internet in Mauritania as part of moves to suppress protests that erupted following the victory of the ruling regime’s candidate at Saturday presidential elections. Mauritanian authorities suspended the internet service in the country right after the national electoral commission declared the victory of former General […]

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King Mohammed VI Appoints New Ambassadors; a Woman Scholar Goes to the Vatican

King Mohammed VI received, on Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, several new ambassadors and handed them their appointment Dahirs.   For the first time, the list of new ambassadors includes the appointment of a woman to the Vatican. Actually, scholar Rajaa Naji Mekkaoui has been appointed to the Vatican and the Sovereign Military […]

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Frontex Commends Morocco’s Efforts to Secure Borders’ Stability, Fight Illegal Migration

Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Fabrice Leggeri, has commended the efforts made by Morocco to ensure stability at borders and struggle against illegal migration. Morocco, “an important and strategic partner for the European Union” is making “considerable efforts” to ensure stability at the borders and fight irregular migration, Frontex […]

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AU: The False Excuse of Algerian Smaïl Chergui for not Attending PSC Meeting in Morocco

The African Union Commissioner for Peace & Security, Smail Chergui, has apparently snubbed the meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union, convening in the Moroccan coastal city of Skhirat with the participation of delegates of all its 15-member countries. In a bid to justify his absence, the cunning Algerian diplomat, […]

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Morocco-Mauritania: King Mohammed VI Voices Firm Determination to work closely with President-elect Ghazouani to Strengthen Ties

King Mohammed VI has voiced his firm determination to work closely with the Mauritanian President-elect Mohamed Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed El Ghazouany to strengthen the fruitful cooperation ties binding the two countries.   This came in a message of congratulations he addressed to Ahmed El Ghazouany who has been declared winner of Saturday historical elections marking […]

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Morocco lowers representation at Bahrain’s Conference

Morocco lowered its representation at the Bahrain workshop on economic portion of President Trump’s Middle East plan, the foreign ministry said. An employee of the finance ministry will take part in the event, said the foreign ministry in a statement, adding that the Kingdom was invited to the workshop by the governments of Bahrain and […]

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Morocco’s BCIJ Dismantles New Terror Cell Near Marrakech

The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled on Tuesday a pro-ISIS terror cell made up of four people aged between 25 and 40.   The extremist suspects were operating in the region of El Haouz, near Marrakech.   This security operation led to the discovery of a farm in the town of Ourika belonging […]

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Senegal: President’s brother resigns amid petro-scandal

Aliou Sall, the brother of Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday announced his resignation from La Caisse des Depots et Consignations, a financial institution he has been leading since 2017, three weeks after he was accused in a BBC report of corruption in oil and gas deals. Opposition politicians and campaign groups in Senegal accused […]