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SADC prioritises peace in DRC
New Era
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has made one of its strongest commitments yet to regional peace and stability by reaffirming its unwavering commitment to supporting peace efforts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
The Moroccan Atlantic Initiative: A strategic vision for the development of African countries in the Sahel
Atalayar
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August 21, 2025
Landlocked countries face many economic challenges that place them in a critical position on the global trade map, as they are hampered by high shipping costs that exceed the global average by up to 74 per cent, in addition to long delays in the...
TICAD 9: Japan Issues Triple Rejection of Separatists as Morocco Scores Strategic Diplomatic Victory
News Ghana
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August 21, 2025
At the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9), the Government of Japan delivered a strong, repeated message: it does not recognize the so-called “rasd” and firmly rejects any attempt to politicize a forum meant for...
FEALAC and Mongolia
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 19, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Mongolia will serve as Co-Chair (East Asia Regional Coordinator) of the Forum for East Asia–Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) for the 2025–2027 term. Mongolia will host the 10th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’...
The El Mordjene hunt: Paris chases the banned hazelnut spread
The New Arab
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August 19, 2025
Trying to buy a jar of El Mordjene in Paris since 2024 has been like looking for a needle in a haystack. But in Barbès, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, known to be an Arab and specifically Algerian neighbourhood, The New Arab found one. “We...
Dale Vince hits out at double standards’ over Palestine flag at Stroud HQ
Stroud News and Journal
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August 15, 2025
Flags of sovereign nations recognised by the UK Government do not require planning permission. Palestine, like Taiwan or Western Sahara, is currently not recognised as a country by the UK. The council says this means the flag currently hanging...
Nela Porobić Isaković – Neoliberal Peace-Building: Profiting From Destruction and Reconstruction
Brave New Europe
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August 18, 2025
From Bosnia to Afghanistan, the neoliberal peace-building model has compounded conflicts and inequalities by eroding the core function of states and subordinating people’s needs to the interests of capital. But in Ukraine, the co-optation of the...
The promising Morocco Atlantic Sahel project
New African Magazine
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August 20, 2025
By providing maritime access to Sahelian countries, Morocco is offering a regional and continental model for stability and shared prosperity. The Atlantic Initiative, launched by King Mohammed VI of Morocco, is beginning to reshape the economic...
Morocco launches tender for hybrid power plant
Zawya
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Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has launched an international tender for the construction of a hybrid solar-diesel power plant with battery storage in Guerguarat city in Western Sahara. The project comes with an...
Oued Eddahab Recovery: Why August 14 Is Morocco’s Most Candid Day of Sovereignty
Morocco World News
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August 14, 2025
Marrakech – On August 14, 1979, notables, ulema and tribal elders from Oued Eddahab filed into the Royal Palace in Rabat and recited the bay‘ah to King Hassan II, a ceremony that fused law, history and political will into one moment of national...
Saharawi Republic calls for combined efforts to ensure African peoples' right to water
Sahara Press Service
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Cape Town (South Africa), August 14, 2025 (SPS) – The Minister of Water and Environment, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Mr. Adda Brahim Ahmim, participated in the proceedings of the second day of the African Water...
Geopolitics as an Exact Science
Morocco World News
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August 14, 2025
Geopolitics has the potential to be an accurate science. Already in 1971, James N. Rosenau, one of the great theorists of international relations, published a reference book entitled “The Scientific Study of Foreign Policy.” He was not taken...
IFS Food’s secret: errors fuel food fraud
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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August 6, 2025
On 21 July, Spanish consumer watchdog organisation, together with Spanish farmers association COAG, filed a formal complaint against the supermarket chain Carrefour’s “fraudulent” marketing of tomatoes from occupied Western Sahara, under the Azura...
Ecotricity boss Dale Vince in dispute with planners over Palestine flag at Stroud HQ
BusinessLive
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August 15, 2025
Ecotricity chief Dale Vince is embroiled in a planning row with district authorities a large Palestinian flag displayed at the company's Stroud headquarters. Flags of sovereign nations acknowledged by the UK Government are exempt from planning...
Ecotricity's Dale Vince in 'double standards' planning row over Palestine flag at Stroud HQ
Gloucestershire Live
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August 15, 2025
Ecotricity boss Dale Vince is in a dispute with district planners over the large Palestinian flag which hangs from the firm’s head office in Stroud. Flags of sovereign nations recognised by the UK Government do not require planning permission....
Morocco attracts investment from Moroccans living abroad
Atalayar
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August 14, 2025
The Regional Investment Centre (CRI) and the General Confederation of Moroccan Employers (CGEM) organised a seminar in Tangier to mark National Day for Moroccans Living Abroad, celebrated on 10 August. The seminar, entitled ‘Digitalisation...
Morocco endures unprecedented heatwave, breaks historic temperature records
Hespress
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August 18, 2025
Morocco has been gripped by an unusually prolonged and intense heatwave over the past two weeks, coinciding with the traditionally scorching “Smaïm” season. The soaring temperatures have scorched central and southern regions, interior plains, and...
US State Department: No significant change in Morocco’s human rights record
Hespress
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August 14, 2025
The U.S. State Department reported that Morocco’s human rights situation remained largely unchanged in 2024, noting that while the government took credible steps to identify and punish officials responsible for abuses, key issues persist. In its...
Trump Comments on Morocco’s Plan
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Morocco’s proposal for autonomous rule in Western Sahara has been described by US President Donald Trump as “serious, credible, and realistic.” According to a Moroccan official news agency, Trump emphasized that this plan offers the only...
Morocco swelters under record-breaking August heatwave
Hespress
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August 13, 2025
Morocco is enduring an intense heatwave during the seasonal “Smaïm” period, with unprecedented temperatures affecting even coastal regions typically known for milder weather. According to the national meteorological service (DMN), maximum...