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There are new developments in the case of the three Sahrawi pro-democracy protestors arrested last week by the Polisario. The Sahrawi Association for the Defense of Human Rights (ASADEH) has urged the Spanish Embassy in Algiers to provide legal assistance to Moulay Abba Bouzid, Fadel Brika and Mahmoud Zeidan. “We have informed the Spanish Consul […]
Morocco and the European Union used the same language for the first time concerning the Sahara issue, said the EU’s foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini. “We have for the first time used the same language on this issue,” she said at a joint press conference with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita following the 14th session […]
The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire was inaugurated on Wednesday in Laayoune, a move destined to enhance further the diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries. During a ceremony, attended by representatives of local authorities, elected officials, associations, chioukhs and notables, the Honorary Consul Mohamed El Imam Maelainine, was officially installed […]
In Ethiopia, nearly 250 people have been arrested in Addis Ababa and the main city of Amhara region since a coup attempt was foiled, state TV reported on Thursday. The state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation did not give any more details on who was arrested or when. But a political party based in the northern region […]
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana – the world’s top two cocoa producers – have teamed up to impose a minimum floor price for Cocoa beans. The two West African countries are working together to address the unfavorable global cocoa pricing regime to reduce the vulnerability of both nations to the volatility of the markets, Ghana’s President […]
The United Nations Security Council has delayed a planned pullout of peacekeepers from Sudan’s western province of Darfur. According to a resolution voted unanimously by the 15-member body on Thursday, the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) will operate at its current size until October 31. The UN currently has almost […]
The Kenyan National Environmental Court has ordered the suspension of the controversial project to build a coal-fired power plant on the Lamu Archipelago. Although the government sees the $2 billion Chinese financed project a sure way to promote economic growth, create jobs and secure an energy source for the future, Kenyans condemn the move. A […]
Morocco and the European Union have voiced their shared determination to strengthen their strategic dialogue, political consultation and operational cooperation on common challenges. This came in the joint declaration issued at the end of the 14th meeting of the EU-Morocco Association Council, held in Brussels Thursday under the co-chairmanship of the EU High Representative for […]
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has thanked King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan Govt and people for hosting its three-day meeting convened in the Atlantic coastal city of Skhirat (near Rabat) June 24-26. The Skhirat gathering has enabled the 15-member PSC to review its working methods for a better prevention, management […]
The European Union has welcomed the “serious and credible” efforts made by Morocco to solve the Sahara regional conflict, saying that these efforts were recognized by the UN Security Council in its resolution 2468 adopted end of April 2019 with a large majority. In the joint declaration issued in Brussels Thursday following the 14th […]