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The commander of the joint force of the G-5 Sahel countries engaged in the fight against armed terrorist groups, Nigerien General Oumarou Namata Gazama, on Thursday warned that a reduction of the Barkhane anti-Jihadist force envisaged by France would be risky. In an interview broadcast by Radio France Internationale, the general considers that Takuba, […]
Heads of consular missions accredited to Laayoune expressed, on Thursday, their respective countries’ wish to boost economic cooperation and further expand investment opportunities with Morocco. Consuls of several African and Arab countries in Laayoune underlined the need to upgrade the strong political and diplomatic relations with the Kingdom to the level of a strategic partnership. […]
It took a month of conflict before Tigray finally opened to humanitarian aid workers, yet, the whole province will not be accessible. UN Secretary General’s Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed Wednesday the details of the agreement reached last Friday with the Ethiopian Government to allow “unimpeded, sustained and secure access” for humanitarian supplies to reach […]
Morocco voiced its full support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a lever of African integration and a development trigger, Minister delegate in charge of African affairs said. Morocco spares no effort to materialize the AfCTA on the ground, Mohcine Jazouli told an African Union meeting held by video conference. He recalled […]
Cape Verde expressed its support to Morocco in its “legitimate” decision to intervene peacefully to restore the movement of goods and people in the area of Guerguarat, in the Moroccan Sahara. “Cape Verde, which maintains excellent relations of friendship and cooperation with the Kingdom of Morocco and works for the promotion of peace, respect […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a message to President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Antoine Tshisekedi. The royal message was conveyed to President Tshisekedi by Junior Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli Tuesday in Kinshasa. The meeting reviewed the exceptional relations between the two countries as well as means to strengthen them. Talks also touched […]
Vagueness and misunderstanding prevail after the cancellation at the last minute on Monday evening of a speech that President Bah N’Daw was to deliver on state television, ORTM. The speech announcing measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 had even been recorded. There is no justification for this cancellation. Neither the Presidency nor […]
The blocking of the free movement of people and goods by the “polisario” undermines peace and security in the Maghreb and Sahel region, said the deputy speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies (lower house) and Chairman of the Czech-Morocco Friendship Group Vojtech Filip. The blocking of the free movement of people and goods […]
Morocco’s approach to address security and humanitarian challenges in the Sahel region is based on the indivisible triad of “security, human development and training,” said Moroccan Junior Foreign Minister Nezha El Ouafi. The Moroccan approach to address security and humanitarian challenges in the Sahel is based, as defined by King Mohammed VI, on a three-dimension […]
Four years after the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi to nine years in prison for war crimes and the destruction of the mausoleums in Timbuktu, a delegation from the victims’ fund visited Bamako. The States signatories of the Rome Statute contribute to this fund. For Mali, 1.8 billion CFA francs […]