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Egypt, Romania ink MoU to bolster cooperation in science, technology research

The “Funding Body of Science, Technology and Innovation” of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Romanian Ministry of “Research, Innovation and Digital” have penned a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of science and technology. The agreement signed Sunday aims at enhancing cooperation between the two parties […]

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Morocco stands with Sudan’s stability, territorial integrity

Morocco, under the farsighted leadership of King Mohammed VI, will always support the stability and territorial integrity of Sudan, said on Monday Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Addressing remotely the 137th ministerial meeting of the Peace & Security Council of the African Union (AU), Bourita said Rabat will also always back the choices of the […]

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France does damage control in Rabat as it tilts closer to authoritarian Algeria

Few days after the adoption of a French-instigated European Parliament resolution hostile to Morocco, French Ambassador to Rabat tried to distance his country from the move that has angered Moroccan authorities and triggered a commensurate response from the European Parliament. In an interview with French-speaking magazine Telquel, French Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier said that the resolution […]

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Andean Parliament reaffirms support for Morocco’s position on Sahara

The Andean Parliament reaffirmed its steady position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara as it rebuked the blunder of one of its speakers who derailed from that position at a meeting in Algiers. The Andean Parliament’s foreign affairs committee made it clear that its Speaker gave her own personal statement on the Sahara […]

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Kenya’s opposition leader unveils youth resistance movement to remove incumbent leader

Raila Odinga, leader of the opposition in Kenya and head of Azimio coalition, has unveiled youth resistance movement dubbed “movement for defense of democracy” that he intends to use to push President William Ruto out the state office, Nation Africa reported Sunday. Speaking during a rally in Kamukunji grounds in Kibra as part of public […]

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Pope Francis urges South Sudan to end “blind fury of violence”

Pope Francis has ended his peace mission to South Sudan with an impassioned plea urging the people to resist the “venom of hatred” to achieve the peace, forgiveness and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic conflicts. Reconciliation and mutual forgiveness for past wrongs — these were the main themes woven in […]

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UN peacekeeper killed in attack in DRC as East Africa leaders renew call for ceasefire

A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed in an attack on a helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday (5 February), just as East African regional leaders have renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides involved in the bloody conflict. The UN aircraft came under fire during […]

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EU warns Kenya over grand corruption, but overall Africa makes progress

The European Union has threatened to blacklist Kenya over corruption and money laundering, with the bloc’s Ambassador to Kenya warning that the east African country’s reluctance to curb corruption and money laundering could scare off investors. The EU is revisiting an old problem Nairobi has struggled to contain and if there is no substantial progress […]

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Morocco, Spain’s strategic partner, number one priority of its foreign policy (Spanish FM)

Morocco is a strategic partner and the number one priority of Spain’s foreign policy, said the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, who hailed “the success” of the 12th high-level meeting, held Wednesday and Thursday in Rabat. He told the Spanish public television (TVE) that the 12th high-level meeting has had the most […]