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Morocco will participate in the 2026 edition of UNESCO Africa Week, taking place from May 19 to 22 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, with a program that Maroc Diplomatique news outlet has described as both an institutional priority and a platform for showcasing the breadth and depth of the Kingdom’s cultural and scientific engagement […]
The Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline, a $25 billion project aimed at linking West African gas supplies to Morocco and Europe, is progressing despite repeated delays to its final investment decision, Morocco’s hydrocarbons chief said. “We are confident,” Amina Benkhadra, director general of Morocco’s hydrocarbons and mines agency (ONHYM), said in an interview with Jeune Afrique, highlighting […]
King Mohammed VI was represented at the inauguration ceremony of the President of Djibouti, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. During this ceremony, which took place this Saturday in the presence of several heads of state and government, foreign delegations, representatives of international organizations, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Djibouti and […]
A high-level Moroccan delegation led by Amina Benkhadra, Director General of the National Office for Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), held a series of strategic meetings in Washington this week, advancing Morocco’s campaign to secure international backing for the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) and cement the kingdom’s position in global critical minerals supply chains. The delegation […]
Armed men loyal to a JNIM terrorist group targeted a convoy of Moroccan trucks carrying food supplies to Bamako near the Mauritania–Mali border, underscoring mounting insecurity in the Sahel and vindicating Morocco’s warning of the risks to regional stability posed by the coalition between terrorist and separatist groups in the region. The attack occurred along […]
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Morocco as America’s foremost partner on the African continent, and describing the kingdom’s engagement with the African Lion 2026 military exercises as exceptional and enduring. There is no better host for the continent’s largest multinational military exercise, he said. Speaking by video link during a ceremony held […]
Zambia reiterated on Thursday its firm and steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and Moroccanness of the Sahara. It also welcomed the historic adoption on October 31, 2025, by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2797, which enshrines, within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan as the only serious, credible, and lasting […]
The African Network of Open Parliaments, a framework for the exchange of experiences between parliaments of “Open Government Partnership (OGP)” member countries and those seeking to join it, was set up on Wednesday at the headquarters of Morocco’s House of Representatives. The African Open Parliaments Network is meant to be a continental framework for inter-parliamentary […]
Commander of the Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemetti, has reaffirmed his commitment to continuing military operations against the Sudanese Army while insisting that his forces remain open to ending the conflict. Speaking to officers of the Rapid Support Forces at an undisclosed location on Wednesday, Hemetti blamed Sudan’s military leadership […]
The first edition of “GITEX Future Health Africa” opened on Monday in Casablanca with the participation of several African public health leaders, leading international investors, medical pioneers, and innovators to discuss the future trends of healthcare in Africa through the transformative power of AI, digital technologies, and data intelligence. In his opening address, Moroccan Health […]