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President Cyril Ramaphosa: General Debate of 80th Session of United Nations General Assembly

President of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, Ms Annalena Baerbock, United Nations Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Ladies and Gentlemen, Eighty years ago, the United Nations was...

Guide to Optimal Nutrition for Vegans

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North Africa’s experiment in tactical diplomacy

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...

Zambia's Parliamentary Delegation Commends Development Momentum in Laayoune

MOROCCO, April 21 - A parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Zambia commended, Thursday in Laayoune, the socio-economic achievements and the development momentum in the capital of the Moroccan Sahara. The members of the delegation also...

Laayoune Declaration Commends Morocco’s Important Role in Major Regional Issues

MOROCCO, February 24 - The Laayoune Declaration, which was signed on the occasion of the visit of the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the city of Laayoune, commends the important role played...

Geneva: 'polisario' Seeks to Keep Tindouf Camps’ Population in Disastrous Living Conditions - NGO Says

MOROCCO, March 20 - The NGO ''Ocapros International'' denounced the practices of ‘’polisario'' aiming to keep the population of the Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria) in disastrous living conditions and to impose hunger, misery and poverty. The...

Belgian Parliamentary Delegation 'Impressed' by Development Level in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra

MOROCCO, September 5 - Members of a Belgian parliamentary delegation visiting Laayoune said Saturday they were "impressed" by the remarkable development of the region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra and the projects launched in all areas. The head of...

Speaker of Andean Parliament Commends Development Momentum in Laayoune

MOROCCO, July 5 - The Speaker of the Andean Parliament, Fidel Espinoza Sandoval, has commended the socioeconomic development momentum in the city of Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara. "The city of Laayoune, which I visit for the second...

Preferential tariffs to help Western Sahara to develop

Download logo Western Sahara will enjoy preferential trade tariffs on its exports to the EU; origin of products will be traceable; agreement allows region to develop even before a political solution is found On Wednesday, Parliament backed a...

UK supports controversial autonomy bid for African zone

(MENAFN) The UK has shifted its longstanding neutral stance by supporting Morocco’s proposal to grant limited autonomy to Western Sahara, a territory embroiled in a decades-long dispute in North Africa. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy...

UK Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal

(MENAFN) The United Kingdom has officially supported Morocco’s initiative to grant limited self-governance to Western Sahara, concluding decades of its neutral stance on one of North Africa’s longest-running territorial conflicts. During a visit...

Coronavirus - Africa: Outbreak Brief #42 - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (27 October 2020), 3,434,225 new confirmed [1] coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 40,289 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 46,412,100 COVID-19 cases and 1,193,177 related...

Coronavirus - Africa: Outbreak Brief #41 - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (20 October 2020), 3,025,116 new confirmed [1] coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 40,780 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 42,977,875 COVID-19 cases and 1,152,8883 related...

Coronavirus - Africa: Outbreak Brief #40 - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (13 October 2020), 2,524,173 new confirmed [1] coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 36,810 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 39,952,759 COVID-19 cases and 1,112,108 related...

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26

Honourable House Chairperson, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Moraka, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Director-General Zane Dangor and Members of the South African...

Minister Ronald Lamola: Pre-Budget International Relations and Cooperation Media Briefing

Africa: Implementing Agenda 2063 Our foreign policy is an extension of our domestic imperatives on human rights and resolving the triple challenges of inequality, poverty and unemployment. Through attracting Foreign Direct Investment, we intend to...

Managing Threats to Food Security: Water and Agricultural Resilience in North Africa

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,...

Trump travels to a Middle East in transition

This week, US President Donald Trump makes his inaugural visit to the Middle East since the start of his second term, traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates on May 13-16. Amid the heightened focus on US policy toward the...

Minister Gwede Mantashe: Freedom Day 2025

Programme Director, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Justices of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal, Judges-President and members of the judiciary, Premiers, Members of Parliament, Representatives of the Chapter Nine institutions,...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile: 32nd Commemoration of Chris Hani

Programme Directors, Deputy Minister Peace Mabe and MEC Sibulele Ngongo; Mrs Limpho Hani, daughter Lindiwe and family; The Premier of the Eastern Cape, Honourable Oscar Mabuyane; Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton Mckenzie; Executive Mayor of...