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The U.S. government has reiterated its unwavering support to the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as “serious, credible and realistic”. The supportive stand was voiced Tuesday by U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller in a press release issued following the meeting held in Washington between Moroccan […]
Morocco’s Foreign minister Nasser Bourita conferred Tuesday in Washington with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on strategic partnership set between the two countries, various regional and international issues. In brief statements made before their meeting, Secretary Blinken said: “Morocco is an essential partner to the United States, and I greatly value the relationship between our […]
The ministerial meeting commemorating the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS issued, Monday in Washington, a communiqué reaffirming the importance of the Africa Focus Group in the fight against terrorism in Africa. The group, co-chaired by Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Italy, plays a central role in […]
The United States has demanded the Algerian regime to change its behavior in the region during the meeting held lately in New York between U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass and Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf. According to a diplomatic source at the U.S. State Department cited by press reports, the meeting, which […]
The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. state development fund, offered a grant of $430 million to help Sierra Leone generalize electricity access. The grant would back efforts to give electricity access to some 4.6 million people in the country where 30% of the population lacks electricity. Electricity access is a major issue in Sub-Saharan Africa, […]
A high-level event, sponsored by Save the Children NGO, in collaboration with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), was held in New York this week on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly to address the systematic killing of Palestinian children and the destruction of educational infrastructure, which severely […]
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has reiterated strong support for the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying this plan is the only credible, serious and realistic solution for the resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand was voiced by foreign minister of this Caribbean country […]
The Atlantic Initiative launched in 2022 by King Mohammed VI of Morocco was expounded at a ministerial meeting, held in New York Monday, under the chairmanship of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During the meeting, held under the theme “Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation,” Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita made a presentation on the Royal […]
Morocco’s modernization program was highlighted as “ambitious” in an analysis by US think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which pointed out that the Kingdom has successfully inserted itself into global value chains. “The kingdom’s trajectory in the last quarter century has been characterized by an ambitious modernization program, greater sustainability, and entry into global […]
Brazil, which is assuming the annual presidency of the G20, has unveiled a world map that displays the full geographical map of Morocco, including its southern provinces. The map, produced by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and presented to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, highlights the member countries of G20 —19 […]