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Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop affirmed on Saturday in Marrakech that Mali is “strongly engaged” in King Mohammed VI’s international initiative to facilitate the access of Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean, pointing out that granting water means granting life, and Morocco has chosen to grant the sea to non-coastal countries. The remarks were made […]
The ministerial coordination on the international initiative of King Mohammed VI to promote access of the Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean started this Saturday in Marrakech, with the participation of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Chad. The royal initiative was unveiled in the speech delivered on the 48th anniversary of the Green March, wherein […]
Mali has summoned Algeria’s ambassador to Bamako in protest over Algerian president Tebboune’s reception of a religious leader backing the Touareg independence rebels. President Tebboune had offered a reception in his Mouradia palace in Algiers to Mahmoud Dicko, an Imam and an opponent of the ruling men in uniform in Bamako. The reception was “an […]
Morocco and Indonesia signed, Friday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership between the two countries. The MoU was signed following talks in Rabat between Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, and his Indonesian peer, Retno Marsudi. The MoU aims to diversify and expand cooperation areas, notably in matters of security […]
The Kingdom of Morocco has successfully thwarted terrorism through its efficient intelligence services, capable of locating any terrorist leader and liberating multiple hostages, as stated by Mehdi El Karouani, a university professor specializing in geopolitical analysis. In a global context marked by often asymmetrical armed conflicts, Morocco stands out as the sole actor, both on […]
A group of around fifty Brazilian Deputies and Senators have pleaded for an enhancement of the strategic partnership between Brazil and Morocco, while expressing satisfaction with the “remarkable” progress in political and economic relations between the two countries. The plea came in a motion signed by 37 Senators and 14 Federal Deputies and addressed to […]
A source at France’s Foreign ministry rubbished accusations by Burkina Faso authorities of espionage in the wake of the arrest of four French men in Ouagadougou early December, holding diplomatic passports and visas. The reaction came after Paris-based news magazine Jeune Afrique reported Tuesday that four French men believed agents of the country’s foreign intelligence […]
Egypt and Zimbabwe signed Thursday December 21 a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of low- and medium-cost housing and efficient housing at reasonable prices, using modern construction technology. Under the deal between the Egyptian and Zimbabwean Housing Ministries, the two sides will exchange expertise, information, and technical capacities to provide housing, regulatory framework, […]
Patrice Talon, Benin’s President, told Thursday December 21 lawmakers, his keenness to thaw ties with neighboring Niger where he condemned the military coup that removed West-backed leader Mohamed Bazoum on July 26. Talon was among hardliners in the regional organization, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), that wielded military intervention to restore Bazoum, […]
Burundi and Belgium have sealed a deal worth €75 million covering five cooperation areas namely health, education, agriculture, climate change, and good governance, Cooperation ministry of the central African country said. Albert Shingiro, Burundi’s External Relations and International Cooperation Minister, signed the deal with Belgium’s ambassador Michael Wimmer. The Belgian development agency, Enable, will implement […]