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The United States has welcomed the adoption on Tuesday by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2468 that renews for six months the MINURSO mandate, and underlined the importance of reaching a “realistic, pragmatic, and sustainable solution” to the Sahara issue through negotiations. At the end of the vote on the resolution Tuesday, Rodney Hunter, […]
It seems that Morocco is dissatisfied over the latest developments at the Security Council regarding the Sahara issue. This is apparent from the statement made lately by spokesman for the Government Mustapha El Khalfi who said that Foreign Affairs minister Nasser Bourrita has briefed the Govt. council on the Kingdom’s positions on this subject matter. […]
US President Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Libya’s Renegade general Khalifa Haftar whose forces launched an offensive to take Tripoli. During the call, Trump praised Haftar for fighting terrorism and protecting Libya’s oil, a comment that diverges from US policy in the war-torn country. “The two discussed a shared vision for Libya’s transition […]
Ivanka Trump, daughter and senior advisor to her father, US President Donald Trump, Wednesday committed to back with $2 million the fund for women in Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa industry as she visited a cocoa farm outside the Ivorian capital. Ivanka Trump visited Cayat cooperative based around the towns of Adzopé and Yakassé-Attobrou in the South […]
Egypt Wednesday informed the United States it was withdrawing from the US-led military NATO-style initiative being planned in the Arab world in view of countering Iran’s influence in the region. Egypt’s decision was revealed a day after President Fattah al-Sisi visited US leader Donald Trump in the White House. The withdrawal deals a blow to […]
Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale has started a visit to Morocco this Monday, for talks with Moroccan officials on the development of the Morocco-USA partnership, as well as on regional issues, given the key role played by Morocco in the region in terms of peace and security, and other questions of common […]
The Sahara issue will be at the center of talks US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale is paying to Rabat April 10 – 11. The Under-Secretary of State will address the Sahara issue with senior Moroccan officials, including Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. David Hale’s trip to Morocco coincides with the ongoing debates […]
The United States has revoked the entry visa of the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, her office has said on Thursday. Fatou Bensouda has been investigating allegations of war crimes by US forces and their allies in Afghanistan despite a warning issued by Washington last month to refuse or revoke visas to any ICC staff […]
US President Donald Trump has picked former ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan, Richard Norland, as the new US envoy to Libya. Richard Norland, trained at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the National War College, had served as the foreign policy adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2016, […]
The US National Basketball Association (NBA), in association with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), will launch as of January a new African Basketball League that will involve 12 African nations for a yearly tournament, Reuters reports. The first tournament in January 2020 will gather 12 national teams. Angola, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tunisia will […]