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South Africa has been blighted by the rule of a single party ANC which has been gradually destroying the country’s democratic and liberal post-apartheid foundations, while often resorting to ideological indulgences to whitewash its brutality towards its own white nationals and African migrants and conceal its economic and social failures. Taking aim at both Palestine […]
Governments of highly indebted African countries need to take a number of steps to alleviate the stark trade-offs between servicing expensive debt, supporting high and growing development needs, and stabilizing domestic currencies. While South Africa’s elevated public debt at 74% of GDP has almost doubled over the last decade, Kenya’s debt interest payment as a […]
The proceedings of the 2nd meeting of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the Islamic Military Coalition for the Fight against Terrorism were held on Saturday in Riyadh, with the participation of the coalition’s member states, including Morocco. Morocco was represented at this meeting, held under the theme “Combating Terrorism: A Shared Responsibility”, by […]
Morocco will never allow its Sahara to become a diplomatic maneuvering ground for South Africa, rejects any interaction with Pretoria on the Moroccan Sahara issue, and will never allow South Africa to have any role in this issue. The remarks were made by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale Diplomat, in comments on […]
Central Bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri warned of the impact of climate change on monetary policy and said the bank was working with the government on a strategy on combating climate change and mitigating its impact. Climate change “affects growth, employment and inflation, the main variables on which monetary policy decisions are based. Besides, climate-related […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan De Mistura’s talks held lately in Pretoria with South African foreign minister and Morocco’s enemies have left many scratching their heads trying to understand the rationale behind such a strange move. What’s intriguing is that Mr. De Mistura knows that South Africa is taking a hostile stand against Morocco’s territorial integrity […]
Morocco has emerged as the major winner from the competition engaged between the United States and China for control of the supply chain of critical minerals, used in clean energy transition and electric vehicle (EV) batteries, says the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies. In August 2022, the U.S. passed the Inflation Reduction Act […]
Algeria’s boycott of all Moroccan ports has backfired as the country backpedals by excluding fresh produce and meat from the decision. Last month, Algeria asked its banks to stop financing any import operation of goods transiting through Moroccan ports. The decision to exclude perishable products and meat came as the Algerian market felt the detrimental […]
The United Kingdom should support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan offering a workable solution to the Sahara issue, says a leading UK defense and security think-tank. The Moroccan Autonomy Plan “remains the only credible, lasting, realistic and constructive solution” to the Sahara conflict, says a report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Following a paralyzing impasse […]
The Italian government has excluded the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group from the Italy-Africa summit, held in Rome, despite the pressure exerted by the Algerian regime which has tried to no avail to buy the support of Rome through discounted gas deals. The Algerian blackmail strategy of weaponizing its gas supplies to get political gains has […]