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In the wake of the triumphal return of Morocco to the African Union where the King delivered a landmark speech reflecting Morocco’s growing economic and diplomatic clout in the continent, the leading South African paper, the Daily Maverick, published an analysis on what Morocco will gain from its comeback to the continental body, noting that […]
Morocco is finally reaping the benefits of its south-south driven cooperation policy with African states. The Kingdom’s increasing economic attractiveness and clout in the continent is the fruit of restless efforts led by King Mohammed VI who paid 46 visits to African countries since his accession to the throne. One of the major projects reflecting […]
The speech delivered by King Mohammed VI before the Heads of State attending the 28th African Union Summit rang the alarm bell as to the state of immobility affecting the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU.) The situation of AMU actually stands in stark contrast to the dynamism characterizing other sub-regional groupings such as the Economic Community […]
Italy Wednesday announced it was setting up a fund allocated for African countries to upgrade the fight against illegal migration. Speaking in Rome, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano indicated that the fund will be used to provide equipment and to train security forces of these countries to secure their external borders. “The strategic objective is […]
Security cooperation with Morocco in the fight against terrorism as well as drug and human trafficking is “indispensable” said Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido. Speaking at the Spanish Lower House on security cooperation with Morocco, the Spanish official voiced satisfaction over this cooperation saying that it is crucial for Spain to foster ties with […]
Ahead of the visit King Mohammed VI started this Wednesday to South Sudan, the newly African independent country sought Morocco’s expertise to help build a new administrative capital. Local press reported that a Moroccan ministerial delegation including experts in the fields of construction, urban planning and architecture travelled to Juba upon directives from King Mohammed […]
Azzedine Soufiane, a Canadian citizen from Moroccan origin has been identified among the six victims of the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Quebec City on Sunday evening. Details of the dead and the injured have emerged. Quebec City police released the names and ages of the victims of the fatal shooting. Soufiane, aged […]
The majority of the member states attending the 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa have officially welcomed Morocco as a fully-fledged member in the African institutional family. Morocco was readmitted in the African Union following the broad consensus among an overwhelming majority of member states on the North African country’s application to join the […]
Gunmen attacked a mosque Sunday night in Quebec City killing six people and injuring eight others who were performing the evening prayer. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decried the attack, which he called a terrorist attack on Muslims. “We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge,” he said in […]
Bolstered by the support of over 40 countries, Morocco is set to take a seat at the 28th African Union summit in Addis Ababa on January 30-31 despite the desperate maneuvers of the pro-separatist Chair of the pan-African organization executive body, Dlamini Zuma. Outgoing Zuma acknowledged, during a meeting last Thursday with Morocco’s foreign minister […]