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Morocco-Mauritania: Rabat regrets Mauritania’s reckless action

Rabat has summoned Mauritanian ambassador to Morocco to protest against hoisting of the Mauritanian flag by Mauritanian soldiers in the border town of Lagouira, South of Morocco, reports say. “Rabat is extremely displeased with Mauritanian soldiers’ who hoisted their country’s flag on a territory that entirely belongs to the kingdom of Morocco,” Moroccan daily Akhbar […]

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Mauritania-Morocco: Rabat rejects Nouakchott’s request for Bouamatou’s extradition

Rabat has rejected Mauritanian authorities’ request to extradite Mauritanian business tycoon and rival to President Ould Abdelaziz, reports say. Moroccan and Mauritania reports Thursday indicated that Rabat turned down Mauritania’s request to see business tycoon Mohamed Bouamatou extradited to Mauritania. Reports citing Mauritanian and Moroccan sources pointed out that a Mauritanian high ranking officer, Sidi […]

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King Mohammed VI Calls for New National Zoning Guidelines

King Mohammed VI of Morocco called Tuesday for the elaboration of “an effective, integrated national land policy” to overcome the impediments hampering the full development of land zoning in the North African country In his address to the national conference in the resort town of Skhirate (south of Rabat) on the “State land policy and […]

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EU launches $2 bn anti-migration fund for Africa

The European Union launched a fund for Africa on Thursday with an initial $2 billion to tackle the spiralling number of migrants flooding its shores. The trust fund was unveiled at the Valletta summit on migration that brought together European and African Heads of State and Government in an effort to strengthen cooperation and address […]

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UN: Rabat Lays Out Its Comprehensive Counter-terror Strategy

Morocco, a major ally of Washington and Western powers in North Africa, has laid out in New York its proactive strategy mapped out to fight terrorism which is threatening the peace and stability of the region and of the whole world. Addressing the 6th ministerial meeting of the Global Counter-terrorism Forum (GCTF,) convened over the […]

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France, Morocco Propel Strategic Partnership to Higher Levels

France and Morocco, two old friends, are determined to strengthen further their strategic partnership built on sound and longstanding relationship, based on common interests and values, and founded on shared commitment to promoting peace, stability and economic development. The friendship binding the two countries has been tested many times and has weathered all political and […]

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Volkswagen Reportedly Chooses Morocco not Algiers

It seems that Morocco has won another battle against its neighbouring arch-rival Algeria, member of the OPEC cartel. After months of secret negotiations with the two countries, German automaker Volkswagen is believed to have finally picked Morocco to install its new plant following suit of French groups Renault and Peugeot-Citroen. According to sources close to […]

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Libya: New peace draft ready as economy and finance near collapse, Leon

U.N special envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon has stated that a new peace plan draft will be circulated among the rival Libyan parties after the first one was heavily criticized before being rejected by the government in Tripoli. He warned that the country’s economy will soon collapse if the war does not come to an […]

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Paris & Rabat to Beep Up Joint Security & Economic Ties

France and Morocco have reaffirmed Thursday their unwavering willingness to continue enhancing cooperation between their security services, particularly in the fight against terrorism and organized crime. At a meeting held in Paris between French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve and his Moroccan peer Mohamed Hassad, on the sidelines of the 12th French-Moroccan high level meeting, the […]

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Morocco: King Mohammed VI visits several brother African countries

King Mohammed VI will be embarking on an official tour to West and Central Africa for a couple of days during which he will visit Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast and Gabon. He is expected to meet with their presidents before presiding over the conclusion of several bilateral agreements and the inauguration of projects geared […]