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Morocco, France sign agreement on unaccompanied minors

Morocco and France signed, Monday in Rabat, an agreement, known as Declaration of Intent, relating to unaccompanied minors. The agreement, initialed by the Moroccan and French Ministers of Justice, Mohamed Benabdelkader and Eric Dupond-Moretti, who is on a visit to the Kingdom, concerns the dissemination of a procedural outline, which details the process of management […]

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GNA, Italy sign military cooperation deal

the UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord, GNA, signed Friday a military agreement with Italy covering many areas including training, military education and cooperation in the field of illegal immigration.   Defense Minister Salah Al-Din Al-Namroush inked the deal with his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini in Rome, according to media office of the Volcano of […]

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Other African, European countries support Morocco’s intervention in Guerguarat

The number of countries expressing support and solidarity with Morocco’s legitimate move to restore the free movement of people and goods at the border crossing point of Guerguarat between Morocco and Mauritania is increasing day after day. The passage was blocked for three weeks by the Polisario and all UN attempts failed to clear the […]

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Morocco intervened in Guerguarat in response to Polisario blockade- Nertherland’s foreign minister says

Dutch foreign minister said Morocco’s intervention to open the Guerguarat border passage with Mauritania was justified as an action to reopen the road blocked by the Polisario to international traffic. “The actions of the Moroccan army on November 13 came in reaction to the blockade of the Guerguarat crossing, ” the Dutch Foreign Minister Stef […]

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Reducing Barkhane anti-Jihadist force would be risky, G-5 commander warns

The commander of the joint force of the G-5 Sahel countries engaged in the fight against armed terrorist groups, Nigerien General Oumarou Namata Gazama, on Thursday warned that a reduction of the Barkhane anti-Jihadist force envisaged by France would be risky.   In an interview broadcast by Radio France Internationale, the general considers that Takuba, […]

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Morocco to host Africa’s 1st automotive testing center

French group Utac Ceram and German FEV have chosen Morocco to set up Africa’s first automotive development and testing centre to be operational in 2nd semester 2021. Utac Ceram, a service provider in all areas of land transport, and FEV, a globally leading service provider of vehicle and powertrain development for hardware and software, announced […]

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Geneva-based Group voices full support for Morocco’s peaceful, legal action in Guerguarat

The Support Group for the Territorial Integrity of Morocco in Geneva has expressed its full support for the peaceful, legal and non-offensive action that has been carried out by Morocco to secure the passage of Guerguarat.   The group expresses, in a statement, “its total support for this peaceful, legal and non-offensive action, in the […]

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UK finances education reforms in Morocco

Morocco has secured £217,000 from the United Kingdom, UK, for the implementation of several education reforms for quality education. The financial support will back the World Bank’s project Cut “Learning Poverty” by at Least Half by 2030, to which the North African country has subscribed. Learning Poverty according to the WB is described as the […]

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Morocco supports UNESCO Director-General’s candidacy for second term

Morocco has officially announced on Wednesday its support for the candidacy of Audrey Azoulay for a second term at the helm of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.   This support was announced at the opening of the 210th Session of the UNESCO Executive Board (Dec.2-Jan.27) by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to […]

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Morocco urges a more solidarity-oriented EU neighborhood policy

Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita said it is high time the EU updated its neighborhood policy by focusing more on solidarity and more reforms for more aid. “The Morocco-EU partnership is doing better. It is more responsive, more pragmatic and in tune with the challenges of the moment,” he said. “King Mohammed VI ensures the […]