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Burundi, Comoros and Gambia have expressed support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty in the Sahara at a UN meeting saying that the Moroccan autonomy proposal to settle the Sahara issue represents a win-win solution. “The delegation of Burundi considers that Morocco’s autonomy initiative stands as a compromise solution in conformity with international law, […]
The 80 MW-capacity facility is planned to serve three countries, namely Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. It should be completed in 2020, the authorities of the three countries affirm. “We want to assure the public that the deadline will be respected,” said Claver Gatete, Rwandan Minister of Energy. Once completed, the infrastructure will provide each country […]
The 23rd edition of Casablanca’s International Book Fair (SIEL) celebrates the sub-region of central Africa with member countries of the sub-regional grouping, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), as guests of honor. Eleven African culture ministers have so far confirmed their attendance at the Fair, which will run from February 9 to 19, […]
As Morocco gathers support in favor of its return to the African Union (AU) after a 33-year old absence, the Chairperson of the AU commission, South Africa’s Dlamini Zuma stubbornly continues her desperate attempt to obstruct Morocco’s legitimate African ambition. Her repeated diatribes against Morocco reflect her desperation and failure to use the continental body […]
Morocco indirectly deplored the desperate anti-Moroccan stands shown by the African Union Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma of South Africa, who fell short of distributing to the AU member states Morocco’s official request to join the Pan-African organization. With this blatant anti-Moroccan attitude, Dlamini Zuma, an ardent defender of separatism, shows disregard for the AU […]
More countries have joined the group of 28 member states of the African union, which addressed last Monday a motion to the AU chair expressing support to Morocco’s return to its African family and demanding the suspension of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Republic from the pan-African organization. In this vein, Egypt’s Ambassador in Rabat, Ihab Jamaleddine […]
The days of the self-proclaimed SADR as a member of the African Union seem to be counted after 28 African countries called for suspending the membership of the Algerian-based republic from all the bodies and activities of the African Union. This came in a motion submitted by the 28 African nations to the President of […]
President Nkurunziza’s regime has rejected regional mediation proposition for January 6 talks in Arusha in Tanzania, calling for postponement, reports say. “Tomorrow’s talks will not take place! The Burundian government wrote to the Ugandan mediation on December 30 asking it to postpone the meeting to January 15, we are waiting for a response,” a top […]
While South Sudan is witnessing a rebellion and possibly the onset of a civil war, Western nations have airlifted their citizens from Africa’s youngest country. At the same time, French soldiers are patrolling the streets of the Central African Republic (CAR) along with African peacekeepers flown in from Burundi and Cameroon among others. 3700 African […]