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Chad Monday threw its weight behind Morocco’s autonomy proposal for the Sahara, whose independence is claimed by the Algeria-backed separatist Polisario front. Chadian Foreign Minister Amine Abba Sidick stressed his country’s position as he visited his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita in Rabat. Chad, the Foreign Minister recalled, has severed ties with the pseudo-Sahrawi Republic since […]
The Kingdom of Eswatini opened on Tuesday a Consulate General in the Southern Moroccan city of Laayoune. It is the 7th African diplomatic mission installed in the capital of the Moroccan Sahara in less than a year. The inauguration ceremony of this consulate was co-chaired by Eswatini and Moroccan Foreign Ministers, Thulisile Dladla and Nasser […]
Bouchra Hajij, President of the Moroccan volley association, has been elected as the new chief of the African volleyball confederation (CAVB) after she managed to beat powerful Egyptian contender Amr El Wani. Bouchra Hajij secured 42 votes out of 54 national federations against 12 votes for Wani during the elections held on Sunday, via […]
The Malawi is the latest African country that reiterated its steady support for Morocco’s unity and territorial integrity. The position was reaffirmed by Malawi’s foreign minister Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka in statement to the Press after talks with Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita. The Malawi foreign minister said his country backs a solution to the Sahara […]
Zambia opened on October 24 its embassy to Rabat in a move that signals a willingness to further boost ties with Morocco at all levels. The embassy was opened during a visit to Rabat by Zambia’s Joseph Malanji who told the press, on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony, that the embassy will serve as […]
The inauguration ceremony of this consulate was co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and his Bissau-Guinean counterpart Suzi Carla Barbosa. This is the 6th consular representation inaugurated in Dakhla in 2020, after the consulate general of The Gambia, opened on January 7, the consulate general of Guinea, which […]
The inauguration ceremony of this consulate was co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita and his Burkina Faso’s counterpart Alpha Barry. This is the 5th consular representation inaugurated in Dakhla in 2020, after the Consulate General of The Gambia, opened on January 7, the Consulate General of Guinea, which […]
The inauguration ceremony of this consulate was co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and his Equatorial Guinean counterpart Simeón Oyono Esono Angue. This is the 7th consular representation inaugurated in Dakhla in 2020, after the consulate general of The Gambia, opened on January 7, the consulate general of […]
Morocco reiterated its commitment to supporting stability in the Central African Republic where it has been contributing to UN peace efforts. Morocco has 762 blue helmets on the ground as part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Beside peace efforts, Morocco has extended a helping hand to CAR which […]
A ministerial mission of ECOWAS arrived in Côte d’Ivoire to meet the various political actors. The opposition no longer recognized the legitimacy of the institutions in charge of organizing and validating the elections, scheduled for October 31, and demanded the withdrawal of the candidacy of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a third term. Will this […]