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Morocco-EU: Amended Agricultural Agreement Confirms preferential tariffs Apply to Southern Provinces
The Kingdom of Morocco and the European Union have successfully concluded, in a spirit of partnership and compromise, negotiations on the amendment of the agricultural agreement between the two parties. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African...
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Our Rich People Suck At Spending Money
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China’s Delicate Balance: Predicting Beijing’s Position on Morocco’s Autonomy Plan at UNSC
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) upcoming meeting on the Moroccan Sahara represents a critical diplomatic juncture that will test China’s ability to balance its principles of non-interference with its growing strategic interests in North...
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Morocco and Paraguay: Building a Bridge Between Africa and Mercosur
Marrakech – Paraguay materialized its recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara by announcing the opening of a Consulate General during a high-level diplomatic meeting held on Wednesday in Rabat. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez...
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Spain Confirms Feasibility of €8.5 Billion Morocco-Europe Tunnel
Marrakech – A Spanish government study has concluded that the construction of a tunnel connecting Morocco and Spain is technically feasible. According to Spanish news outlet Vozpópuli, the ambitious project would take approximately a decade to...
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US Diplomats Lay Groundwork in Dakhla Ahead of Planned Consulate Opening
Rabat – The US is moving closer to opening its representation in Dakhla, further reaffirming the country’s unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. An American consular delegation is expected to...
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Enel dodges question on project in occupied territory
A decade after it was first announced, the fate of one of Enel’s wind farms in occupied Western Sahara remains uncertain. Could it be that Enel has dropped one of its controversial projects in occupied Western Sahara? The Tiskrad project,...
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Tanzania’s Unfree Election
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Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Tanzanians head to the polls under an increasingly repressive regime, Cameroon and Ivory Coast crack down on postelection protests, and the Sudanese city of El Fasher falls to the...
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Spain defends EU-Morocco agreement, says Sahrawi consent is implicit
Spain’s Secretary General for the European Union at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Moreno, defended the new EU-Morocco agreement on Tuesday, saying the consent of the Sahrawi people “can be understood as implicit,” according to Spanish...
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Ghosts of imperialism’s past, present and future
On August 13, 2020, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arabic-speaking world to normalize ties with Israel in over 20 years. Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan soon followed and signed their own Emirati-brokered normalization...
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Overnight Israeli strikes across Gaza breach “ceasefire” again; over 26,000 people flee El-Fasher in Sudan amid paramilitary takeover
Israel carries out overnight strikes across Gaza, hitting Gaza City, the Bureij refugee camp, and the Morag axis near Rafah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes top security officials Tuesday afternoon and accuses Hamas of a “clear...
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The Imperialist Offensive Is Nothing New For The Bolivarian Revolution
Above photo: Ana Maldonado. Venezuelanalysis. A Chavista organizer examines the US militarization of the Caribbean and the Bolivarian Revolution’s enduring resistance to imperial aggression. In recent months, Washington has stepped up its military...
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The Rabat-Moscow Nexus: Interests Above Ideology in the New World Order
Russia’s recent tentative diplomatic shift to support Morocco’s position on the Moroccan Sahara is a strategic move that aligns with its broader goal of expanding influence in Africa. Additionally, closer ties with Rabat would give Moscow...
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Kairouan: Tunisia’s Spiritual Center and Carpet Making Capital
Great Mosque of Kairouan. Photo by Bruno Coelho via Canva The Fourth Holiest City in the Islamic World If I were to ask, “What is the fourth holiest city in the Islamic World, behind Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem?”, few respondents would know the...
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Realpolitik redefined: Russia’s pragmatic recalibration in the Arab World
Vladimir Putin’s red-carpet welcome for Syria’s interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa last week was more than just a diplomatic gesture – it was a stark demonstration of Russia’s new pragmatism in the Middle East. For over a decade, Moscow had been...
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Italian Parliamentary Delegation Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, hosted in Rabat today a delegation from the Italian parliamentary intergroup “Support for the Autonomy Initiative in the Sahara.” The delegation, which is on a working visit to Morocco...
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President of the Republic Sends a Letter to the UN Secretary-General in view of Security Council Consultations on MINURSO
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Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), 22 October 2025 (SPS) - President of the Sahrawi Republic and Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr Brahim Ghali, addressed today a letter to the UN Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, containing the...
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President Trump Expands Abraham Vision to North Africa
The Trump administration has set its sights on North Africa, where decades-old tensions between Morocco and Algeria over Western Sahara could soon give way to a landmark reconciliation. Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for the Middle...
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Morocco and EU race to finalize Moroccan Sahara financial plan before year’s end
Morocco and the European Union are moving quickly to finalize a major financial plan linked to the Moroccan Sahara by the end of December, Africa Intelligence reported. The so-called “budgetary mechanism” is designed to ensure that the local...
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Poland officially endorses Morocco's Autonomy Plan, describing it as ‘serious and realistic’
Diplomatic statement between Poland and Morocco International support and opening of consulates in the Moroccan Sahara Diplomatic and economic relations between Poland and Morocco Trade between Morocco and the European Union in 2024 Poland...
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