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Morocco has expressed satisfaction at the appointment of Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as it is the first time that a woman from an African developing country is at the helm of the organization. The Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) during […]
Morocco was officially invited to attend a high-level security summit by member states of the G5-Sahel group, which was created to pool the efforts of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger against all sorts of terrorist threats. Head of the Government Saad Eddine El Othmani arrived in Chad’s capital to represent King Mohammed VI […]
Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under attack in the restive central region of the country. In a statement, MINUSMA said that the ‘blue helmets’ under fire were able to repel the attackers, who fled after delivering a “robust […]
Morocco’s national football team of local-based players has won the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for the second time in a row after their previous title won at home in 2018. In the final disputed Sunday in Yaounde, Cameroon, the national team beat Mali 2-0. Morocco’s two goals, both scored from corner kicks, were netted by […]
The return of Morocco to the African Union meant the end of an era when Algeria and its pro-separatist allies used the continental union to serve their national agenda to the detriment of Africa’s supreme interest. Nasser Bourita, speaking after an African Union Summit, made it clear that the African Union did not mention the […]
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, King Mohammed VI of Morocco has placed mobilization and solidarity action as a prerequisite to overcome the challenges of the African continent. The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita this Saturday before the 34th African Union summit, which is held by videoconference. Bourita said that while some were […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Omar Hilale has been re-elected by acclamation as President of the Central African Republic Configuration of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), during the body’s first formal meeting of the year. The PBC, a subsidiary body of the Security Council and of the General Assembly, has the mandate […]
Defending champions Morocco on Wednesday cruised to the final of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) following a 4-0 win over host Cameroon in the semi-finals in Limbe, a southwestern resort town. Soufiane Rahim African Nations Championship leading scorer struck twice Wednesday, while Soufiane Bouftini and Mohammed Ali Bemammer scored the other goals in the […]
Morocco welcomed the creation by the African Union Commission (AUC) of the Africa Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre (AIMEC) which will have a key role to play to help African economies recover from the pandemic impact, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. Inclusive business is conducive to post-Covid economic recovery, said Bourita on the sidelines of the […]
Raila Odinga, High Representative of the African Union for Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Kenyan Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), said he has been “impressed” by the development reached in several industrial sectors in Morocco, which constitutes, he said, “a reference of development for Kenya and all of Africa.” “I have a perfect knowledge of […]