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Kenya backs Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, joint statement says
KFGO - North Dakota
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May 26, 2025
RABAT (Reuters) – Kenya said on Monday it supports Morocco’s plan to give the disputed region of Western Sahara autonomy under the North African kingdom’s sovereignty, joining a growing number of African, Arab and Western countries that have...
Kenya’s First Embassy in Morocco Marks Shift on Western Sahara
Media Line
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May 27, 2025
Kenya has opened its first embassy in Morocco, signaling a diplomatic makeover and a new level of cooperation between the two nations. The launch, held Monday in Rabat, came as the countries celebrated 60 years of diplomatic ties—with Kenya using...
The Bourita Effect: Kenya’s Western Sahara U-turn Is a Testament to Morocco’s Visionary Diplomacy
Morocco World News
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May 28, 2025
Washington DC – Three years ago, I suggested that Kenya’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, and its rejection of the separatist project, was a matter of time. In September and November 2022, I published two articles analyzing...
Laayoune Economic Forum, Concrete Step Toward Stronger Morocco-CEMAC Partnership - Upper House Speaker
Hespress
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June 20, 2025
The Parliamentary Forum on Economic Cooperation between Morocco and the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) is a concrete expression of the shared will to deepen the strategic partnership between the two...
More than 130 people are feared dead in West Africa boat tragedy
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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August 30, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal — At least 70 people have drowned off the coast of Mauritania, in northwest Africa, and more than 60 others are missing after a boat capsized, officials said Friday. Sixteen people were rescued, five of them from Gambia, that...
Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy
Institute for Security Studies
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Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy Coalition governance is messy, but parties should be able to agree on prioritising economic growth and trade into Africa. South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has just...
Alex Pinfield Presents Credentials as New British Ambassador to Morocco
Morocco World News
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August 29, 2025
Marrakech – Alexander Pinfield OBE, the new British Ambassador to Morocco, presented official copies of his Letters of Credence to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat on Friday. Pinfield was appointed to the position in February,...
TAQA and NAREVA won gigantic energy project in occupied Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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May 22, 2025
The firms are to construct 1,200 MW of wind power capacity in occupied Western Sahara, and a 1,400 km transmission line to transport the electricity to Morocco proper – assisting the North African kingdom in its blatant violation of international...
‘Sky is not the limit’: Morocco Ambassador highlights expanding India ties across trade, defence and terrorism
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Morocco's Ambassador to India, Mohamed Maliki, underscored the expanding scope of India-Morocco relations during a wide-ranging interaction in the national capital. Highlighting deepening cooperation in trade,...
Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports
Muser Press
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July 11, 2025
Sand and dust storms are affecting hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries, with rising consequences for public health, transportation, and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization...
Terrorism Financing: EU Parliament Confirms Algeria’s Inclusion on List of High-Risk Countries
Morocco World News
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July 10, 2025
Rabat – The European Parliament validated Algeria’s inclusion on the list of high-risk countries regarding terrorism financing and money laundering. A statement from the European Commission announced today that it has updated its list of high-risk...
Sahrawi diplomat responds to Moroccan allegations against the Polisario Front in the British Telegraph
Sahara Press Service
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Chahid Elhafed (Sahrawi Republic) 08 July 2025 (SPS)- Adala-UK and The Panafrikanist websites published an article Today signed by Sahrawi diplomat Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, in which he responds to an opinion piece by a certain Robert Clark,...
AI saved me £500 when I asked these questions
Daily Express
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August 30, 2025
Express writer Jane Warren with the specific light AI suggested she buy for her DIY shepherd's hut (Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Express) Ancient civilisations dreamed of beings that could act without human control – including golden handmaidens in...
UK reaffirms trade deals only apply to Sovereign states, backing Morocco’s autonomy plan
Hespress
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July 9, 2025
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has reiterated that Britain’s trade agreements are signed exclusively with sovereign states, implicitly ruling out any economic engagement with the separatist Polisario Front regarding Sahara....
Western Sahara Occupation: The Case for Morocco's Expulsion from the African Union
IOL
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Veronica Mente The ongoing occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco represents a stark and enduring violation of international law, a blatant disregard for human rights, and a profound betrayal of the African Union's founding principles. As we...
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra: Morocco’s Desert Frontier Finds Its Voice
Morocco World News
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June 13, 2025
In 1927, famous French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was posted to the edge of nowhere. Cape Juby, now Tarfaya, sat between the Atlantic’s restless surf and the brooding stillness of the Sahara. Then a driven, promising young...
Self-Determination Is the Only Endgame for Western Sahara
Modern Diplomacy
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May 14, 2025
The Moroccan autonomy proposal, which has been advanced as a “realistic” solution to the Western Sahara conflict, reflects a deeply flawed understanding of international law, decolonization, and regional stability. Far from offering a genuine path...
The French Development Agency (AFD) will invest in Morocco's Western Sahara
Atalayar
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May 13, 2025
The French Development Agency (AFD) has announced that it will allocate 168 million dollars to Western Sahara in 2025-2026. The investment was announced on Monday following the first visit by AFD head Rémy Rioux to Rabat and Western Sahara, where...
French development agency to invest in Morocco-ruled Western Sahara
WSAU - Wisconsin
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May 13, 2025
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -The French Development Agency (AFD) said it would invest 150 million euros ($167 million) in Western Sahara in 2025-2026, following Paris’ recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed desert...
Dynamic Movement of Algerians in France condemns French Development Agency's decision to invest in occupied Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Paris (France), May 12, 2025 (SPS) – The Dynamic Movement of Algerians in France (Mouvement des Algériens Dynamiques en France) has strongly condemned the decision of the French Development Agency (AFD) to invest in the occupied territories of...