(MENAFN) Belgium has formally recognized Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara as the “most appropriate” path toward resolving one of North Africa’s longest-standing territorial disputes. The announcement came Thursday in Brussels after...
(MENAFN) On Thursday, two members of the US House of Representatives formally introduced legislation in Congress seeking to classify the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. The proposed bill reflects escalating concerns over the group's...
Introduction Sustaining food security in North Africa,1 is a complex and evolving challenge, influenced by the region’s arid climate, limited water resources, and sparse arable land. In response, efforts to enhance food security by governments,...
(MENAFN) The United Nations is preparing to reduce its global peacekeeping presence by roughly a quarter in the coming months due to severe funding shortfalls, largely stemming from a lack of U.S. financial contributions, news agencies reported on...
(MENAFN) The United Nations is set to reduce its peacekeeping forces by roughly a quarter in the near future due to budget shortfalls, particularly stemming from insufficient financing from the United States, according to reports. A senior UN...
Introduction The Middle East and North Africa has the potential to become the world’s largest renewable energy-producing region. Solar energy is MENA’s most abundant renewable energy resource. The Sahara Desert, which covers the majority of North...
President of the Pan-African Parliament, His Excellency, The Right Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira, Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament, The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly of Gabon, HE Jean-François NDONGOU,...
President of the Pan-African Parliament, His Excellency, The Right Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly of Gabon, His Excellency Jean-François...
North African states are turning long-standing diplomatic relationships into new opportunities for leverage, using migration flows, energy supplies, and security partnerships as bargaining chips. These new tactics and strategies are reshaping...
(MENAFN) Kenya officially inaugurated its first embassy in Morocco on Monday, marking 60 years of diplomatic relations and signaling a significant strengthening of bilateral ties alongside a major policy shift on the Western Sahara issue. The...
Marrakech – The British government has decisively reaffirmed its full support for Morocco’s autonomy plan as the exclusive and operative paradigm for settlement of the Western Sahara dispute during a critical debate at the House of Lords on...
Marrakech – A new Russian academic study positions Western Sahara as the cornerstone and compass of Morocco’s foreign policy identity, arguing that the North African country’s defense of its territorial integrity is central to its national...
Rabat – The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) campus in Laayoune hosted on Sunday the Symposium on the 60th Anniversary of the Morocco-Senegal Establishment Convention, celebrating six decades of diplomatic and academic partnership between...
The decolonisation of Western Sahara is not just a matter of history, morality, politics and diplomacy. It is, first and foremost, a matter of justice. Therefore, human beings, especially those committed to emancipatory politics, development and...
Belgian support for the autonomy initiative in the Sahara Political and diplomatic cooperation Economic momentum and investment opportunities The Moroccan community in Belgium as a pillar of bilateral relations Morocco and Belgium reaffirm in...
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...
Rabat — A cross-party Italian parliamentary delegation recently visited the Moroccan city of Laayoune, conducting field visits and participating in official meetings to evaluate the region’s development progress. During their stay, the delegation...
Mediation stalled after three years of efforts Calls for calm and limited crisis management Need for a more inclusive UN approach The emergence of the Sahrawi Movement for Peace Last chance to rectify and broaden consultations After three years of...
On October 20, 2025, the Polisario Front submitted a proposal to the UN Secretary-General entitled “Mutually acceptable political solution providing for the self-determination of the Sahrawi people.” At first glance, the gesture appears to be a...
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...
