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Morocco is matching words with actions as far as making the Sahara territory a bridge to the rest of Africa through win-win partnerships. The Atlantic initiative, spurred by King Mohammed VI, aims to benefit landlocked Sahel countries from the future 1bln Dakhla port and other logistics and infrastructure to help them access global trade and […]
Algeria has suffered a series of diplomatic setbacks in 2023 that left it geopolitically isolated in its own neighborhood with an inaudible voice globally. The year was promised by the Algerian civilian façade, the presidency, as a year of achievements. The president shamelessly promised his country would join the group of emerging economies BRICS. However, […]
Morocco has stepped up its extensive social reform program by introducing direct financial assistance for needy families. As of this December 28, nearly one million families, or 3.5 million Moroccans, started receiving direct financial assistance for the first time. This long-awaited measure ensures a minimum amount of 500 dirhams (about 45 euros) per month, regardless […]
Morocco’s football fairytale continues to inspire and impress the world which has recognized the major strides accomplished by the country in the field of sports under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. In early October 2023, the success-story of the North African Kingdom was crowned with the announcement made by the Monarch to the Moroccan […]
The U.S. State Department recently reiterated that the United States’ stance on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara remains “clear and consistent.” This confirmation follows former President Donald Trump’s declaration in December 2020, recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. The United States reaffirms unwavering support for the position on the Moroccan Sahara and warns against […]
Algeria’s foreign minister Ahmed Attaf alluded that the absence of pro-Palestinian protests in his country was due to a lack of “culture of protests” inherent to “longstanding democracies.” This came in a podcast on Aljazeera while answering a question on the mismatch between pro-Palestinian rhetoric and the lack of popular expressions of support for Palestine. […]
2023 will be remembered in Morocco as the year when a powerful earthquake struck several regions of the Kingdom on September 8th, leaving nearly 3,000 martyrs and many injured. But with tragedy comes unity. The quake, which hit hard the remote Atlas Mountain villages, has shown the strong bonds existing between the Throne and Moroccan […]
Morocco’s Directorate of National Security (DGSN) is celebrating year’s end with the release of its annual report whose main features reflect the ceaseless efforts made in counterterrorism, struggle against crime and drug trafficking, and regional and international cooperation. The report reflects the intensified efforts deployed in coordination between all the DGSN units to fight all […]
The United Kingdom is actively pursuing comprehensive trade and security post-Brexit agreements, the main aim being to unlock the significant opportunities abounding across the African continent, and particularly in Morocco, the gateway to Africa. Actually, since leaving the European Union, the UK has been eyeing the Moroccan market, considering it one of the promising markets […]
The ruling Algerian junta has sparked a diplomatic crisis with another neighboring country, proving beyond doubt to be a regional pariah and a source of instability. Algeria is controlled by an opaque military-intelligence regime suffering from megalomania. It has already strained relations with Morocco, Spain, France, Mauritania, Tunisia, Niger, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and […]