Singing, dancing Moroccans hail UN backing in Western Sahara
Thousands of Moroccans flooded the streets of Rabat, singing and dancing to celebrate the UN Security Council’s backing of Morocco’s Western Sahara plan. Thousands of…
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New horizons after the UN vote on Morocco’s Sahara
Reopening borders and reconnecting peoples, drawing on shared historical ties, will re-build bridges of trust and heal the wounds of the past. Finally, white smoke…
UN to vote on backing Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a resolution stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty “could constitute a…
China bets on Morocco to lead Africa’s electric energy future
Morocco is preparing to build Africa’s first battery gigafactory, a $5.6 billion project backed by China’s Gotion High-Tech, which will place the North African kingdom at the…
Morocco’s green energy could power half of Europe electricity?
Morocco’s trade minister says his country could, in theory, keep half of Europe’s lights on. With vast solar fields and powerful Atlantic winds, the North African kingdom claims…
Kingdom of Morocco and UNDP launches a new facility to help accelerate digital transformation in the Arab States region and Africa
In a high-level event on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA-80), the Kingdom of Morocco launched its new Digital for Sustainable…
Former French president Sarkozy given five year sentence after Libya case
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to…
Morocco’s silent diplomacy why Rabat holds the strongest hand in the Sahara dispute
The balance of power in this long-frozen conflict is shifting, quietly, steadily and, above all, in Morocco’s favour. Western Sahara does and will always belong…