Essaouira Gnaoua Festival celebrates 25th edition with fusion concerts

As part of its 25th-anniversary program, the Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival promises an exciting lineup from June 27 to 29, 2024. In addition to the opening night's original creation, festival-goers can look forward to five electrifying fusion concerts featuring talents from South Africa, Spain, the United States, France, Mali, and Senegal, all collaborating with Gnaoua maâlems (masters). This very concept of pairing Gnaoua music with diverse international artists is what

الجزائر تتهم المغرب بتجفيف سدودها

اتهمت الحكومة الجزائرية المغرب بـ"التجفيف الممنهج للسدود" الواقعة غرب الجزائر. وقد جاء هذا الاتهام على لسان وزير الموارد المائية الجزائري، طه دربال، خلال مشاركته في المنتدى الدولي العاشر للمياه المنعقد في بالي بإندونيسيا. وقال في تصريح لصحيفة "الخبر" اليومية "نحن ندين ما

Morocco, US sign military cooperation roadmap

On Tuesday in Rabat, Morocco and the United States signed a roadmap for military cooperation, outlining the implementation of initiatives identified at the 13th session of the Moroccan-American Defense Consultative Committee (DCC). The signing ceremony concluded the DCC's two-day working meeting at the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) General Staff headquarters. King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the FAR, awarded decorations to three American officers in recognition

Algeria accuses Morocco of «draining dams» on shared border

The Algerian government accuses Morocco of «systematically draining the dams» located along its western border. Algerian Minister of Hydraulics, Taha Derbal, made the accusation during his participation in the 10th International Water Forum held in Bali, Indonesia. «We condemn what is happening on our western borders», Derbal said in a statement to the daily El Khabar. «We will bring this issue to the attention of all international players in the vital water

Wagner militias recruit desperate Sahrawis from Tindouf Camps

Driven by poverty, young Sahrawis from the Tindouf camps, similar to those who joined jihadist groups in the Sahel, are now being recruited by the Wagner militias.

Morocco, US discuss security cooperation at 13th Defense Advisory Committee session

On Monday, May 20, Rabat hosted the 13th session of the Morocco-United States Defense Advisory Committee. The Biden administration was represented by Celeste Wallander, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. In the Moroccan capital, she held talks with General of the Army Corps, Inspector General of the FAR, and Commander of the Southern Zone, Mohammed Berrid. The Committee meeting «constitutes a platform for strategic dialogue where crucial

Le Maroc et les Etats-Unis renforcent leur coopération militaire

Le Maroc et les Etats-Unis ont signé, mardi à Rabat, une feuille de route portant sur la coopération militaire, avec des orientations à suivre pour la mise en exécution des activités retenues dans le cadre la 13e session du Comité consultatif de défense (DCC) maroco-américain. Au terme de la deuxième réunion de travail du DCC au siège de l’état-major général des Forces

No official representation for Polisario in Switzerland, says Swiss government

The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs affirmed that no official representation of the Polisario Front exists either at the United Nations Office at Geneva or with the Federal Council (Swiss government). In a verbal note addressed to the Moroccan Embassy in Bern, the Department specified that the Polisario Front office in Geneva does not benefit from any privileges or immunities in Switzerland. This clarification, which constitutes a new setback for the Polisario, also reminded the

Festival gnaoua : Les concerts fusions célèbrent 25 ans de musiques du monde à Essaouira

Dans le cadre de la programmation de sa 25e édition, du 27 au 29 juin 2024, le Festival gnaoua et musiques du monde d’Essaouira promet 5 concerts fusions, en plus de la création inédite qui sera prévue en ouverture. Sur scène, ces performances artistiques réuniront des talents venus d’Afrique du Sud, d’Espagne, des Etats-Unis, de France, du Mali et du Sénégal, avec des maâlems gnaoua. C’est d’ailleurs de

L’Algérie accuse le Maroc d’assécher ses barrages

Le gouvernement algérien accuse le Maroc d’ «assécher systématiquement les barrages» situés à l’ouest de l'Algérie. Une accusation proférée par le ministre algérien de l’Hydraulique, Taha Derbal, lors de sa participation au dixième Forum international de l’eau qui s’est tenu à Bali en Indonésie. «C’est ce qui se passe à nos frontières