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Ivory Coast on Wednesday (14 September) slammed Mali for “blackmailing” over 46 Ivorian troops who have been detained by Bamako and urged leaders of the regional bloc ECOWAS to discuss the crisis “as soon as possible”. Mali’s ruling junta last week tied the troops’ release to the extradition of Malians living in Ivory Coast — […]
Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita died Sunday in Bamako at the age of 76, a year and a half after being overthrown by the military, which is now defying part of the international community. Begun in 2013, the presidency of IBK- as he was commonly called – largely coincided with the turmoil in which […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has condemned in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack and the hostage-taking operation in the Radisson hotel in Bamako Friday and voiced his country’s unwavering support to Mali in its fight against terrorism. “I would like to condemn in the strongest possible terms this heinous attack, and to assure […]
The struggle against terrorism is a challenge that faces the whole Sahel-Sahara region and beyond and the countries concerned are all aware of the need to enhance their cooperation, coordinate their efforts and share their experience to upgrade their individual and collective capacity to face the phenomenon. It is in this context that Morocco hosted […]
Morocco’s Phosphates group, OCP, is about to complete the construction of a fertilizer plant in Jorf Lasfar (110 km south of Casablanca) whose entire output will be destined to the African market. The plant, costing about $ 600 million, is expected to produce one million tons of fertilizers per year that will be wholly exported […]
Morocco has renewed determination to foster cooperation and partnership with African countries and to help fulfill the aspirations of African peoples to development and stability. “Out of faithfulness to its African belonging, Morocco has sought since independence to promote a fruitful cooperation and active solidarity with those (African) countries, and to contribute to the fulfilment […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco participated Thursday in the inauguration ceremony of the new president of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, along a number of other heads of state, including France’s François Hollande. The presence of the Moroccan King at this ceremony did not go unnoticed because it was the first time that the king attended […]