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French President Welcomes Moroccan Sahara Autonomy Initiative
The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has welcomed the Moroccan proposal for autonomy in Western Sahara as part of a political solution under the auspices of the United Nations. The statement issued Thursday in Paris said that Moroccan law applies to...
King Mohammed VI of Morocco Speaks in Favor of His Country’s Sahara Autonomy Plan
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has spoken in favor of his country’s Sahara autonomy plan which he termed as a “basis” for the UN-backed negotiation process, at the African local governments’ summit “AFRICITIES” which opened in Marrakesh...
Morocco Accuses Algeria And the Polisario Front of Blocking Sahara Talks
Morocco has accused Algeria and the Polisario Front of blocking the informal negotiations that should lead to the fifth round of talks on Western Sahara, backed by the UN since June 2007. Rabat’s response to the current stalemate led to a meeting between...
UK Government Lists Timbuktu on ‘terrorism’ Travel Warnings
The threat of al-Qaeda-linked terror attacks in Mali has pushed the United Kingdom to include Timbuktu on its ‘terrorism’ travel warning long list. The UK Foreign Office admitted this week that the new travel advisory to British tourists has raised...
Moroccan King Mohammed VI Reveals Integrated Plan for West Sahara
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has announced that Western Sahara, which passed to Moroccan sovereignty in 1975, would be the priority of the country’s renationalisation process via an integrated plan which is expected to usher in a new chapter. The plan...
Caravan on Saharan Autonomy to Travel Across Morocco
A caravan to discuss the Moroccan autonomy project on Western Sahara will travel from 6 November to 25 December to several cities across the country while negotiations on the Sahara are almost at a standstill, a source close to this first time event said...
Morocco And Liberia Sign Bilateral Cooperation Agreement
The governments of Liberia and the Kingdom of Morocco have entered into an international cooperation agreement that will spur greater bilateral exchanges and give a major boost to the Liberian government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. A dispatch from...
Moroccan King Sends Congratulations to New Mauritanian Leader
King Mohamed VI of Morocco, has sent a message of congratulations to Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for his election as president of Mauritania. “By winning this election, you have confirmed the exceptional leadership qualities, which are definitely yours....
