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Rabat will host the headquarters of the African Capitals of Culture Committee after African Union ministers unanimously endorsed the move at a meeting in Burundi last week, cementing Morocco’s role as a driver of cultural diplomacy on the continent. The decision, adopted during the fifth session of the AU’s specialized technical committee on youth, culture […]
By explicitly endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan as the most feasible solution, the UN Security Council resolution 2797 places mounting pressure on the African Union (AU) to harmonize its position with the UN-led process. Resolution 2797 extends the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until October 2026 and declares Morocco’s […]
The African Union has renewed its campaign for reparative justice, demanding concrete economic redress for slavery and colonialism’s lasting impacts rather than mere symbolic acknowledgments, as global momentum builds for historical restitution. Speaking to Business Africa, Desire Assogbavi, International Development Expert and Advocacy Advisor at Open Society Foundations, emphasized that reparations extend beyond financial compensation. […]
Amid escalating global instability and a shifting geopolitical landscape, foreign ministers from the European Union and African Union (AU) met in Brussels this week to reaffirm their commitment to peace, security, and economic partnership. Marking the 25th anniversary of formal EU-AU dialogue, ministers agreed to bolster cooperation in areas like migration, digital infrastructure, critical raw […]
The European Union spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy reaffirmed Friday that “neither the EU nor any of its member states recognize the SADR.” This statement came in response to a question about the upcoming European Union–African Union ministerial meeting, scheduled for next Wednesday in Brussels. Recalling that EU-AU ministerial meetings are co-chaired and […]
Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger and Mali- which have experienced coups in recent years and have been sanctioned by the African Union- welcomed the informal talks led by Morocco’s presidency of the African Union Peace and Security Council to facilitate dialogue on their political transition issues. In separate letters to Morocco’s foreign minister, the four countries […]
The Moroccan delegation reiterated on Wednesday, before the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, the Royal vision seeking to empower Africa with leadership. Speaking at this meeting, ahead of the elections of the new AU leadership, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, surveyed the vision spearheaded by King Mohammed VI, […]
Africa’s agriculture ministers are meeting in Uganda this week to discuss sustainable agriculture and food production systems in light of the climate change, which comes amid warnings that climate crisis is pushing temperatures to levels never experienced by modern humans. The extraordinary African Union (AU) summit on agriculture opened in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Thursday […]
Morocco’s pioneering role in strengthening African health sovereignty and in managing pandemic crises was highlighted Wednesday before an extraordinary session of the African Union’s Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC). In an address before the session, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the AU and the UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, focused on the success behind the Moroccan approach, which […]
The exclusion of the Polisario separatists from international events bringing together the African Union and international partners is irking Algeria whose foreign minister Ahmed Attaf made a desperate plea to the African Union. Speaking at an African Union meeting in Accra, Attaf deplored that keeping the Polisario separatists out of international events involving the pan-African […]