Economy and Finance minister Benchaaboun meets in Washington with the head of IMF

Africa : Since 2001, Morocco has been moving slowly up in CEN-SAD

Long before joining the African Union, Morocco had showed interest in the CEN-SAD since 2001 to extend its influence on the continent. After the fall of Gaddafi, in September 2011, Morocco has strengthened its presence in the regional grouping.

Diaspo #87 : Rachid Hanbali, the first Arab painter to exhibit at London's Mall Galleries

Born in Sidi Ifni and currently living in Spain, Rachid Hanbali developed his love for drawing and painting in Tetouan, before flying to Granada and making himself a name among the prestigious contemporary figurative painters.

Fitch Ratings: Morocco's «BBB-» rating maintained

Morocco may lose $97 million because of a poorly negotiated Brexit

Human Rights Watch denounces the «abusive solitary» of Taoufik Bouachrine

Laayoune : Authorities expel two Spanish activists to the Canary Islands

Omar Hilale elected president of UNICEF board of directors

Ould Abdel Aziz : The West «doesn’t want a state between Morocco and Mauritania»

Interviewed by Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan, the Mauritanian president said that «the West, the United States and Europe do not want a state separating Mauritania from Morocco». «Everything you hear, outside this framework, is wrong», he said, adopting a position that was voiced in 2008 by Peter van Walsum.

Horst Köhler briefs the UN Security Council about the Western Sahara issue