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Moroccan Delegation Tours East Africa to Monitor Joint Projects Launched during Royal Visits

Less than a year after King Mohammed VI paid a landmark visit to East Africa that was crowned by the launch of several development projects in the visited countries, a Moroccan delegation is currently touring the region to assess the progress made in the implementation of these projects. The delegation’s tour includes Ethiopia, Rwanda Tanzania, […]

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Morocco, Most Hospitable North African Country for Sub-Saharans- US News and World report

Morocco tops the ranking of most hospitable North African states towards Sub-Saharan migrants, a study, conducted by the US News and World Report, found. The study was based on a poll involving 21,000 people from 80 countries responding to questions on economic stability, access to the job market, equality of revenues and habitability. The countries […]

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Morocco to Cooperate with Mekong River Countries on Water Management

Faithful to its south-south cooperation approach, Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to cooperate in fields relating to sustainable water-resource development and management, underscored the Eurasia review in an article. The agreement was signed by Mroocco’s Ambassador to Thailand Abdelilah El Housni and MRC chief executive officer Pham Tuan […]

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RAM to Launch Two New Flight Routes to Al Hoceima in Restive Rif Region

Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to launch as of July 10 two new flights to the port city of Al Hoceima, in the restive Rif region at the request of the tourism ministry. The two new flight routes; Casablanca-Al Hoceima and Tangier-Al Hoceima will be operational next Monday, in a move to […]

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King Mohammed VI Puts Forward ‘Vision for an African Agenda for Migration’

King Mohammed VI, as the leader who, at the 28th AU Summit, was put in charge of the question of migration, has submitted a paper to the AU’s presidency, laying out a common African Vision on migration and the related stakes and challenges. The document, entitled “Vision for an African Agenda for Migration”, was presented […]

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Morocco’s Return to African Union, Bulwark against Separatist Plots

The predictions of the advocates of separatism in the Sahara were true. Their worst fears that Morocco’s return to the African Union will block their plots to propagate the chimera of an independent Sahara state were vindicated. The first participation of Morocco at an African Union Summit in over three decades proved that the Kingdom […]

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The future of Africa Hinges on its youth, King Mohammed VI

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has stressed the important role the African youth can play for the socioeconomic development of the continent, which needs to rise up to the challenges ahead by mobilizing all its resources and assets. In a speech, read out Monday in Addis Ababa by the King’s brother Prince Moulay Rachid at […]

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King Mohammed VI Draws Road Map for Emergence of New Africa

King Mohammed VI made the case, in a speech to the African Union leaders, for the emergence of a “New Africa” that is able to turn its youth potential and the institutional challenges it faces into development opportunities. In the speech, read out by the King’s brother Prince Moulay Rachid at the 29th African Union […]

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AU Summit: Morocco’s Historic Participation after a 33-year Absence

Prince Moulay Rachid, the brother of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, takes part in the 29th Summit of the African Union (AU), which opened this July 3 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme: “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in the Youth”. The participation of Morocco in this African summit is of great importance […]

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Morocco’s Diplomatic Efforts Strengthen its Foothold at African Union

Gone is the era when Separatist proponents took advantage of Morocco’s absence from the African Union to plot against Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara. The recently found and deserved membership of the African Union offered Morocco a podium to outspokenly voice its legitimate stands and block attempts by the adversaries of its territorial integrity, led […]