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A new book entitled “Mohammed VI, a King’s Vision: Actions and Ambitions” was presented on Wednesday in Rabat by its author Jean-Marie Heydt. The book, emphasizing the dynamics of change initiated in various fields under the impetus of King Mohammed VI since his accession to the Throne in 1999, was presented at a meeting at […]
Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Director General of the French National Police, Frédéric Veaux, who is currently on a working visit to Morocco, held talks Tuesday in Rabat on various security matters of shared interest. The two parties explored avenues to bolster security cooperation mechanisms, and discussed strategies for […]
President of the Republic of Gambia, Adama Barrow, has addressed a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message, whose contents were not disclosed, was carried by Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamadou Tangara who said he is visiting Morocco as special envoy of the Gambian President. The message was handed over to […]
The 19th meeting of the Ministers of Defense of the member countries of the 5+5 Initiative, held this year under the presidency of Portugal, took place in Lisbon on Wednesday with the participation of Minister Delegate in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi. The meeting, attended by ten ministers from Western Mediterranean countries, provided […]
Vsevolod Tkachenko, Director of the Africa Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced Tuesday December 12 the opening of the Russian embassy in Burkina Faso by end of December 2023, with several other missions to be opened in other Africa countries. “We expect that technically we will be able to open an embassy in Burkina […]
Kenya has joined Seychelles, Benin, and The Gambia in announcing the lifting of visa restrictions for all African nationals on 12 December in a move that has been hailed as a step in the right direction. President William Ruto stated in his address at the recent Youth Connekt Africa 2023 Summit in Nairobi that he […]
Two soldiers of Benin’s armed forces died Tuesday December 12 in the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in the commune of Karimama, north of the country reeling with terrorism activities. The incident reportedly occurred at Bako Moko in the commune. The soldiers’ motorbike ran over an IED on their way after they left […]
The reckless ruling Algerian junta has refused to allow a C-17 plane of U.S. Air Force into its airspace without giving the reasons behind such a troubling move. The incident, which has been reported by Spanish daily “La Razon”, comes after the visit paid by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joshua Harris to Algiers […]
Benin’s Foreign Minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari has expressed support to Morocco’s territorial integrity, stating that his country considers the Autonomy Plan as the only credible and realistic solution to the regional dispute over Sahara. This came in a phone talk Olushegun Adjadi Bakari had this Tuesday with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Foreign […]
The Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex), Hans Leijtens, emphasized Morocco’s pivotal role as a strategic partner in countering cross-border crime. “Morocco is one of our strategic partners, and it’s evident that we need each other in cooperation to fight cross-border crime [and] to […]