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France has formally suspended a bilateral agreement with Algeria that had allowed holders of diplomatic and service passports to enter French territory without a visa. The decision was published in the official bulletin on August 19, marking the definitive end of a 12-year-old diplomatic privilege and signals a new phase of hardened relations between Paris […]
Jacob Zuma, former South African president and current leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, has intensified his support for Morocco’s territorial sovereignty over the Sahara during a high-profile lecture at Ghana’s University of Professional Studies in Accra, reported the news platform Morocco World News. Speaking this week to an academic audience, Zuma directly challenged […]
The Atlantic Initiative, launched by King Mohammed VI, will reshape the economic and geostrategic landscape of Africa. By providing maritime access to Sahel countries, Morocco is offering a regional and continental model for stability and shared prosperity, said the New African Magazine. The royal Atlantic Sahel project will enhance African economic integration by strengthening cooperation […]
The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9) exposed the growing diplomatic isolation of Algeria in its campaign to force the participation of the Polisario Front in international events. Despite not being officially invited, the self-declared SADR representative- using Algerian travel documents like all Polisario separatists- attempted to place a nameplate at the conference […]
The vision and strategic initiatives of King Mohammed VI for the development and integration of the African continent were highlighted at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), held in Yokohama, Japan. Speaking at a conference organized on Thursday, Ambassador to Japan andhead of the Moroccan delegation, Mohamed Rachad Bouhlal, presented the […]
Morocco has lowered the level of its diplomatic representation at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, currently held in Yokohama, Japan, following the scandalous participation of polisario militias in the event under high Japanese security protection. The ridiculous show was cooked up and generously financed by the Algerian military regime with tax-payers money […]
Burkina Faso’s government has expelled the United Nations’ top official in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, following the publication of a report detailing grave violations against children amid the ongoing jihadist conflict. The country declared Flore-Smereczniak “persona non grata,” citing her involvement in the preparation of the UN report released in March. The document, which covered […]
Northern Togo is facing a mounting threat from jihadist militants infiltrating from neighboring Burkina Faso, with the Togolese government maintaining strict silence as the situation deteriorates. Foreign Minister Robert Dussey recently acknowledged that over 62 people have been killed by militants since January — more than double last year’s toll — in one of the […]
A diplomatic crisis has erupted between France and Mali following the arrest of Yann Vezilier, a French embassy employee accused by Mali’s military government of plotting to “destabilize” the Sahel country. Malian authorities allege Vezilier, whom they claim is linked to French intelligence, was recruiting military and civil society figures to orchestrate a coup. The […]
Despite “significant efforts” by Qatari mediators, peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and M23 rebels have missed key deadlines, as violence intensifies across eastern regions. A draft peace agreement — based on a Declaration of Principles signed in Doha on 19 July — was shared with both sides, according to a […]