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Chad announces opening of Consulate General in Dakhla shortly

The Republic of Chad announced that it would shortly open a Consulate General in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla. Chad on Wednesday informed Moroccan authorities of its decision, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement. The Chadian authorities said this decision translates the brotherly relations existing between King Mohammed VI and President […]

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Number of consulates in Moroccan Sahara increases by inauguration of a consular representation of Cape Verde in Dakhla

The number of consulates set up in the Moroccan Sahara has increased this Wednesday to 27 by the inauguration of a consulate General of Cape Verde in Dakhla. The consular representation was inaugurated at a ceremony co-chaired by Cape Verdean Foreign Minister, Rui Alberto De Figueiredo Soares, and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Cape Verde’s […]

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Republic of Togo Opens Consulate General in Dakhla, Southern Morocco

Togo joined a list of over 24 countries that have opened a consulate in Laayoune or Dakhla in southern Morocco, reflecting their support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and marking their firm support for the sovereignty of Morocco over its Sahara. The inauguration ceremony, in Dakhla, was chaired by the Togolese and Moroccan Foreign Ministers, Robert […]

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Cape Verde to set up Consulate General in Dakhla

Cape Verde announced Wednesday from Rabat that it will soon set up a Consulate General in the city of Dakhla, confirming thus its support to the Moroccaness of the Sahara. The announcement was made by Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rui Alberto De Figueiredo Soares, who was taking part in in Rabat in the […]

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Suriname officially opens Consulate General in Dakhla

The Republic of Suriname on Thursday opened a Consulate General in Dakhla, translating thus its strong support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and its territorial integrity. The opening ceremony of the consular mission was chaired by Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin and the governor of the Aousserd region Abderrahmane El Jaouhari, in the presence […]

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Sahara: Suriname expresses full support to Autonomy Plan; decides to open Consulate General in Dakhla

Suriname has expressed full support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara as the unique basis for a political solution to the regional dispute and announced its decision to open a Consulate General in the city of Dakhla. The remarks were made by Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin in Rabat on Wednesday during a […]

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Sierra Leone inaugurates embassy in Rabat Friday, before Consulate General in Dakhla Monday

Sierra Leone has inaugurated its embassy in Morocco during a ceremony on Friday in Rabat that was chaired by Foreign Minister David Francis and Moroccan Junior FM Mohcine Jazouli.   Speaking at a joint press briefing with Jazouli, the Sierra Leonean official said the opening of this diplomatic representation is “a superb demonstration of our […]

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Senegal, latest African country to open a consulate in Dakhla

Senegal has joined the club of African countries that have taken their recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara to a tangible consular level by opening a general consulate in Dakhla this Monday.   The move by Senegal in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity has a heavy weight on the continent and sends a strong […]

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Sahara: Guinea Opens Consulate in Dakhla, another Diplomatic Setback for Polisario

It seems that the Polisario’s worst nightmare is coming true as the number of African countries opening consular representations in the Moroccan Sahara is increasing, deepening the isolation of the separatist group. In this vein, Guinea, one of the African countries strongly backing Morocco’s territorial integrity, opened on Friday jan.17 a Consulate General in the […]