With the exception of the China-Africa Summit, the South African president has been calling on all international forums to advocate for the Polisario Front. In New York, he had the opportunity to demonstrate on two occasions his support for the separatist movement.
In his speech, King Mohammed VI stressed the need for fighting against corruption in Africa. Read by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at the 31st African Union summit in Nouakchott, the speech tackled the issue and the obstacles it creates.
After the Friday prayer, Moroccans took the streets in several cities in the kingdom to denounce Donald Trump’s recent decision. The demonstrations held today will be followed by a march scheduled for Sunday in Rabat.
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.
On the 17th of October 2001, King Mohammed VI shed light on the importance of recognizing an important and primordial part of the national culture and heritage. By announcing the creation of the Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture (IRCAM), the sovereign gave the green light to a number of initiatives and projects that worked on putting the Amazigh language and culture on an equal footing with Arabic. 16 years later three Amazigh activists spoke to Yabiladi about the ups and downs surrounding
Two days after the Catalan independence referendum, King Felipe VI of Spain accused the regional government of Catalonia of «violating the constitution» of the country and undermining «the harmony and coexistence in the Catalan society». On the other side of the Meditteranean, the king’s speech was welcomed by Moroccan officials as he insisted on unity and national sovereignty.