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In a recent manifestation of erratic diplomacy, Algeria returned its ambassador to Madrid after a recall that lasted 18 months in protest against Spain’s sovereign decision to back Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and its autonomy plan. Algeria has shown its real face as the genuine party to the Sahara conflict by protesting against the […]
Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, took part on Monday in Riyadh in the annual graduation ceremony held by the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS). The ceremony was an opportunity to celebrate the 223 graduates of the 41st class, who have successfully completed their higher education by obtaining masters […]
Morocco’s OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate-based fertilizer producer, the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), and Regrow, an American startup invested in the agricultural field, last week, signed a strategic partnership to develop a Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system specific to African soil. The system is based on the “DNDC” (DeNitrification-DeComposition) biogeochemical model, a […]
The olive harvest season continues in some 30 villages in the northwestern governorate of Al-Quds and others inside the wall, as part of the “Aouna 2023” campaign funded by Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency. The campaign is “organized in coordination with the governorate of Al-Quds, as part of the Agency’s program to support active categories […]
The African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) is planning to get its first bank by June 2024 in a move to secure funding for the development of regional energy infrastructure. The organization unveiled the plan during a November 2 meeting in Benin. The bank named as African Energy Bank (AEB) would be launched no later than […]
King Mohammed VI has called for launching an international initiative to help Sahel countries access the Atlantic Ocean. In a speech marking the 48th anniversary of the Green March he delivered Monday evening, the King recalled the difficulties facing African sister countries in the Sahel. Such issues “will not be solved by security and military […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI urged an upgrade of Morocco’s Atlantic coast, highlighting its role in terms of human interaction and economic integration at the continental and international levels. “Just as the Mediterranean links Morocco to Europe, the Atlantic coast is our gateway to Africa and the Americas,” said the King in a speech marking the […]
King Mohammed VI delivered, this Monday evening, a speech to the nation on the commemoration of the 48th anniversary of the Green March. Here follows the full text of the Royal Speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Dear Citizens, The Green March, of […]
Close to 1,000 African migrants mostly from Senegal reached the shores of Spain’s autonomous territory of the Canary Islands over the week-end, a new record in the history of the archipelago. Close to 32,000 migrants have completed the dangerous Atlantic route from the African continent to the Spanish islands off northwestern Africa this year, the […]
A group of demonstrators took to the streets Sunday November 5 in Niamey, capital of Niger, calling for the arrest of ex-President Issoufou Mahamadou that they accuse of treason, reports say. The protestors hailing from various Civil society organizations held banners reading “Issoufou Mahamadou, traitor to the nation”. Mahamadou, 71, led the country from April […]