King Mohammed VI is not attending the upcoming ECOWAS summit

AU-EU summit : The Polisario sees its participation as a «victory» and former officials in the camps oppose its claims

While the Polisario Front has announced that attending the AU-EU summit in Abidjan is a historical victory, two former Sahrawi officials mocked the Movement’s claims. Details.

AU-EU Summit : Attendees denounce the «inhuman» treatment of migrants in Libya

AU-EU summit : In Abidjan, King Mohammed VI denounces migration stereotypes

At the 5th AU-EU summit, Mohammed VI’s speech was dedicated to migration. The king has denounced some ideas that are widespread in Europe regarding migrants and which spread fear and hatred. In Abidjan, the sovereign seized the opportunity to call for establishing new partnerships between the two continents.

AU-EU Summit : King Mohammed VI shaking hands with Ahmed Ouyahya

5th AU-EU : Morocco is «not annoyed» by the Polisario's presence, according to Bourita

The Moroccan Foreign Minister said that Morocco «is not annoyed» by the Polisario delegation's presence at the 5th AU-EU summit. Nasser Bourita stated, in an interview conducted by EFE, that the international meeting in Abidjan will end without the participants signing documents. A way of depriving the Front from pretending that it achieved success on the international diplomatic scene.

5th AU-EU summit : Morocco ended up lancing the festering boil

Having King Mohammed VI’s attending the 5th AU-EU summit reinforces the kingdom’s presence in Africa. A decision announced as the Polisario allies gathered under the umbrella of the Southern African Development Community are facing a number of changes, namely in Zimbabwe and Angola.

King Mohammed VI is to attend the 5th AU-EU summit in Abidjan

Togo gives up hosting the ECOWAS summit set to announce Morocco’s accession

Togo has given up on hosting the ECOWAS summit scheduled for the 16th of December. The political tensions that have shaken the country for the last couple of months have certainly pushed President Faure Gnassingbé towards this decision. Instead, the meeting will be held in Abuja, the political and administrative capital of Nigeria, where several officials have opposed Morocco’s bid to join the regional organization.

EU-AU summit : The Chairperson of the AU commission puts an end to the crisis

Six days before the opening of the 5th AU-EU summit set to be hosted by Abidjan, Moussa Faki Mahamat declared that the problem linked to the Polisario’s participation was solved. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission said that all members of the pan-African organization will attend the partnership meeting scheduled for 29 and 30 of November.