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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday (9 August), is expected to raise concerns about tensions with neighboring Rwanda that could spread instability in the region and also about Russia and China’s access to rare earth minerals in the central-west Africa country. Blinken’s trip to Congo […]
The United States has decided to support Morocco with integrated air defense networks against missile & drones’ attacks, dealing another hard blow to the Polisario militias, which are armed, funded and sheltered by the ruling Algerian military junta. The decision has been approved lately by the U.S. Congress in its vote for the appropriation bill […]
The Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mario Adolfo Bucaro Flores, said that his country is a “reliable and secure ally” of Morocco in Central America, and advocated the consolidation of economic cooperation ties between the two countries that celebrate this year the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. Mario Bucaro also reiterated […]
African nations are free to buy grain from Russia but could face consequences if they trade in US-sanctioned commodities such as Russian oil, the US ambassador to the United Nations warned Thursday. “Countries can buy Russian agricultural products, including fertilizer and wheat,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during her visit to Uganda’s capital city Kampala, after a […]
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not willing to attend the Francophonie summit slated for November in Tunisia and has been lobbying for the event to be postponed citing lack of democracy in the North African country. Canadian media, La Press, revealed that Trudeau has been campaigning for weeks now to have the Nov. 19-20 […]
The United States government has commended the important role of King Mohammed VI in consolidating regional stability, security, and prosperity. In a statement issued on the occasion of Throne Day celebrated by Moroccans on July 30, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken extended his best wishes to the Monarch and to the people of Morocco […]
The head of US diplomacy will travel in August to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the State Department announced, as the US seeks to counter Russian diplomatic influence. Antony Blinken will aim to show “African countries that they have a critical geostrategic role and are crucial allies on the most pressing […]
The Congress of Peru has passed a motion praising the leadership and the outstanding achievements of King Mohammed VI. The motion coincided with the celebrations by Morocco of the 23rd Anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI to the Throne. In their motion, the Peruvian MPs commended the action undertaken by the Sovereign for […]
The United States government has called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the protection of MONUSCO sites and personnel, following the killing of three UN peacekeepers, one from Morocco and two from India. The call was made by State Department Spokesperson Ned Price during his daily briefing held Thursday […]
Costa Rica’s president Rodrigo Chaves has affirmed that his country supports a peaceful solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue within the framework of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity. The Costa Rican president said in an interview with MAP that “his country calls for a peaceful and diplomatic solution so that there is territorial integrity for all […]