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Morocco’s commitment to Africa’s development was formalized by the signing of two agreements between the kingdom and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). The agreements, namely a headquarters agreement for the establishment of the AUDA-NEPAD National Office in Morocco and a framework cooperation agreement for the promotion of development projects of common interest, were signed […]
The United States has imposed sanctions on January 16 on General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of Sudan’s army and de facto President, accusing him of destabilizing the country, his decision to choose “war over good-faith negotiation and de-escalation,” and of undermining transition to democracy, the US Treasury Department said in a statement. Burhan’s army […]
Malawi reaffirmed, on Thursday in Rabat, its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, and for the Kingdom’s sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara region, and praised King Mohammed VI’s initiatives for Africa. The position was expressed in a joint statement that crowned talk held Thursday in Rabat between visiting Malawian Foreign Minister, Nancy […]
As many as 50 migrants who recently attempted to reach Spain via boat from West Africa drowned, according to the migrant rights organization Walking Borders, whose new report also found that over 10,457 migrants lost their lives last year while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach Canary Islands. Walking Borders reported on Thursday […]
The CAF (Confédération Africaine de Football) announced the postponement of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship, CHAN 2024, to August 2025. The exact date in August 2025 of the commencement of the CHAN 2024, to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda will be announced «in due course», said CAF. According to CAF Executive Committee, «good […]
Amid the upheaval in Sahel in the last decade, characterized by a series of military takeovers, growing insecurity and surging anti-Western sentiment, China has seized on the opportunity to expand its military, geopolitical, and economic presence in this volatile region, analysts say. Despite the challenges facing the region, the scramble among major powers for the […]
Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow, has addressed a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara to his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita at a meeting held this Wednesday in Rabat. Mamadou Tangara expressed in a statement to the press following the meeting his country’s gratitude and thanks […]
At least 31,404 migrants were expelled by Algerian authorities to Niger’s border in 2024, in blatant violation of international conventions on migrants’ rights. These figures were disclosed by NGO Alarme Phone Sahara which said that over 26,000 migrants from this landlocked West African country were abandoned by Algeria in desert borders with Niger in lamentable […]
The African Union (AU) mission in Somalia has welcomed a recent agreement between Somalia and Ethiopia to restore and enhance bilateral ties, marking a significant step in easing recent diplomatic tensions between the two Horn of Africa nations. Somalia severed relations with neighboring Ethiopia in protest over a sea access agreement the latter signed with […]
Interpol has announced the success of a large-scale operation aimed at rooting out illegal mining across several West African nations. During the coordinated raids in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal, law enforcement officials arrested 200 suspects and confiscated a range of harmful chemicals, explosives, and narcotics. According to Interpol, the operation—carried out between July […]