Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Algeria after the Algerian Foreign Minister accused Rabat of «laundering hashish money» in Africa, reports AFP. As a response, the Algerian Foreign Ministry also summoned its Charge d'affaires in Rabat Friday evening to protest against «the very serious statements … concerning the African policy of the Kingdom of Morocco». The diplomatic crisis between the two neighboring countries erupted when the Algerian Foreign Minister,
The Moroccan security services reportedly prevented a Tunisian delegation of social activists who had come to Morocco on the 16th of October from entering Al Hoceima city, a number of human rights groups said in a joint statement published on E-Joussour, a website led by the Maghreb-Machrek ONG. They are «observers of Hamid Mahdaoui's trial and other activists detained in Casablanca following the social unrest witnessed in the Rif region». «The delegation was
Several thousands of Moroccan porters demand the intervention of King Mohammed VI to find a solution for the problems they have encountered for several days at the Tarajal border post, reports Ceuta Actualidad. The porters have rejected the measures adopted recently by the Moroccan and Spanish authorities, «which prevent them from practicing their activities», reports local online newspaper, Tangier 24. Cientos de marroquíes bloquearon y cerraron la frontera de #BabSebta
The Polisario is in the process of getting an invitation to attend the African Union-EU summit shedualed for the 29th and 30th of November in Abidjan. Before electing Moussa Faki Mahamat, a Chadian politician, as the chairperson of the African Union Commission and Morocco’s admission to the Panafrican organization, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a South-African politician, has offered the separatist Front a valuable gift. Details.
The Polisario Front welcomed Horst Kohler, the Personal Envoy for Western Sahara pointed recently by the UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday morning. Trucks and utility vehicles transported hundreds of Sahrawis to the «Aousserd camp» to receive the UN official. History is repeating itself in the Polisario camps as the same thing happened in March 2016, when Ban Ki-moon, the former personal envoy to Western Sahara visited the region. The former German president is supposed to stay
The young Moroccan writer Salim Bouazzati won the first prize of the 2017 edition of the literary competition «A sea of words» launched by the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) and the Anna Lindh Foundation. Salim Bouazzati (22 years old) won for his work «Loaf of bread», which describes the despair of a young emigrant in Melilla, IEMed said on Tuesday in a press release reported by MAP news agency. Bouazzati’s novel was chosen among 225 works that
King Mohammed VI received on Tuesday, 17th of October in Rabat, Horst Kohler, the Personal Envoy for Western Sahara appointed recently by the UN Secretary-General, said a statement issued by the Royal Cabinet. The meeting was attended by Fouad Ali El Himma, senior adviser of the sovereign, Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and David Schwake, the special adviser of Kohler, reported the same source. The former German president and politician also met
The construction of two developmental projects by Morocco was launched on Tuesday in Madagascar, according to L’express, a local online newspaper. «After the signing of an agreement in November 2016, the Mohammed VI Foundation, in collaboration with the urban commune of Antsirabe, has launched the construction of a vocational training center and a specialized mother-and-child hospital center in Ambohimanarivo and Verezambola, located at the edge of the RN7,» said the
Citrus production in Morocco is expected to drop in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to estimates published today by Fresh Plaza, a portal for the fresh produce industry. The platform spoke to a Moroccan company that sells and exports citrus products to teh US, Europe, the Middle East and the rest of Africa. Speaking to Issam Mounir from the Company Overseas Market, he insisted that «the firm expects to have about 500 tones of this Clementine variety (Bruno
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