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Saint Lucia has reiterated steadfast support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying this plan is the ONLY realistic and viable solution to the Sahara regional dispute. The supportive stand comes in a joint statement issued in Rabat following the meeting held Friday between Foreign minister of this Eastern Caribbean […]
Trump’s victory has been met with mixed reactions in North Africa, wherein Moroccans see it as a chance to push forward with the commitments made by Washington in 2020 regarding the Sahara issue, while the Algerian regime braces for more diplomatic blows. Morocco In 2020, Morocco resumed diplomatic ties with Israel and Washington recognized Morocco’s […]
Somalia has achieved a significant financial breakthrough with the United States agreeing to cancel more than $1.1 billion in outstanding loans, representing approximately one-quarter of the nation’s remaining debt burden. This historic agreement marks a crucial step in Somalia’s economic recovery from decades of financial isolation. The debt, largely accumulated during the military dictatorship that […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to Donald J. Trump, following his election as President of the United States for a new term. In this message, the Sovereign expresses to Mr. Trump his sincere congratulations and his best wishes for every success in his presidential duties and endeavors to serve the American people. […]
Royal Moroccan Navy is taking part in the multinational maritime exercise “Phoenix Express 24” sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and executed by the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVAF). The exercise, organized in the Tunisian waters November 4 to 15, brings together 1,100 maritime forces and observers from 12 countries including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, […]
The upcoming high-stakes presidential election in the United States will be consequential to every region of the world, not least Africa, as its result will determine the nature of future interactions between this leading global power and African countries, according to experts and observers. While Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald […]
Moroccan King’s Advisor and Founding President of Essaouira-Mogador Association, André Azoulay, highlighted earlier this week in Essaouira, the specificity and coherence of Morocco’s strategy in the Mediterranean and among nations, during a working session with the management team of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP). Gathered at Bayt Dakira, more than thirty directors […]
The delusional and autocratic Algerian regime has suffered in New York its worst ever diplomatic setback at the UN Security Council over the Sahara issue. Serving as a non-permanent member at the Security Council for a limited period, the reckless Algerian rulers, who are suffering from delusions of grandeur, thought their country has become a […]
The Moroccan government and Boeing signed a partnership agreement to set up an African Center for Manufacturing Excellence (ACME), as the North African Kingdom seeks more technology transfer to develop its fast growing aerospace sector. The deal was signed at the opening of the Marrakech Air Show which brings together 200 exhibitors from different aerospace […]
Moroccan industry and investment departments signed an agreement with Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer to develop joint projects in the commercial and defense as well as urban aviation. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the opening of the Marrakech Air Show which brings together 200 exhibitors from different aerospace industries as well as 100 delegations […]