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Morocco has called for conducting a census and registration of refugees and displaced persons victim of climate change in Africa, and their protection from any kind of exploitation. The call was launched by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the African Union and UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, Thursday during a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council […]
The Parliamentary Dialogue Forum of Senates and Equivalent Councils of Africa, the Arab world, Latin America and the Caribbean has proclaimed the city of Rabat the capital of South-South cooperation. The proclamation came in the Final Statement released after the conclusion of the first day of the event, praising Morocco’s efforts in being a leader […]
Mohammed VI foundation for African Ulema (religious scholars) held an event on interreligious dialogue in Abidjan during which the Moroccan King’s religious leadership was highlighted as a bulwark against extremism in the continent. Speaking at this event, head of Côte D’Ivoire’s Islamic Affairs Council Cheikhoul Aima Ousma Diakite expressed recognition to Morocco under the leadership […]
The Pan-African Youth Union inaugurated on Monday in Rabat its new Headquarters in presence of Moroccan Minister of Youth Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, the Union’s managers, African ambassadors and representatives of youth ministries from several African countries and international organizations. The transfer of the Union’s headquarters from Sudan to Morocco’s capital city was decided by the […]
The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) is due next August 27-28 in Tunisia, announced the Japanese Foreign ministry in a press release. The format of the meeting will be determined in due course while taking into account a number of factors, such as the COVID-19 situation, the press release said, adding that […]
Migration should not be dealt with as an emergency but should rather be approached with a sense of responsibility and solidarity, and a ‘security first’ approach should be abandoned, stresses the report of King Mohammed VI, Leader on the issue of migration. The report on the follow-up to the operationalization of the Morocco-headquartered African Migration […]
Morocco was elected on Thursday for a three-year term to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union by the Executive Council of the African organization. The Kingdom received more than two-thirds of the votes in this election. The election of Morocco and the fourteen other members for terms ranging between two and […]
Morocco stands out as a model of democracy in Africa and a key partner of the European Union in the fight against illegal migration, terrorism and extremism, said Member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev. Commenting lately the European People’s Party (EPP) program “Let’s focus on the MENA Region”, Mr. Kovatchev said he visited the […]
Morocco has underlined the need to clear up misunderstandings on the migration phenomenon to strengthen the Africa-Europe partnership. This came in an address delivered by Moroccan Foreign Minister at an online discussion panel on “Migration and Mobility in the Africa-Europe partnership”, organized by the Africa-Europe Foundation ahead of the 6th EU-Africa Summit in Brussels (Feb. […]
Morocco is among the five African countries that have reached the United Nations target of vaccinating 10% of the population against COVID-19 by the end of September and 40% before the end of 2021. According to the 2022 World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report, released Thursday in New York, most African countries have vaccinated […]