Morocco’s military strategy focuses on acquiring advanced weaponry, especially in the aviation sector. According to a report by two think tanks, this effort must be complemented by modernizing the kingdom’s naval capabilities and strengthening the protection of its digital borders.
In South Africa, the third-largest political force in the lower house has expressed its support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. On this issue, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party appears increasingly isolated, as the Democratic Alliance—representing the white minority—has shown little enthusiasm for supporting the Polisario.
The president of the Reformist Movement (MR), Georges-Louis Bouchez, announced a bill in the Belgian Parliament on Wednesday to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara. He described the initiative as fundamental for Morocco and a key step in strengthening ties with Belgium, particularly with an eye toward the country’s large base of dual-national voteers.
Before the French ever arrived with guns and flags, Morocco was already collapsing from within. In a forgotten memoir written in exile, Sultan Moulay Abdelhafid—the last independent monarch before the French protectorate—delivers a scathing posthumous reckoning, blaming the fall not on colonial conquest, but on corruption, betrayal, and the slow death of a state rotting from the inside.