By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov spoke by telephone about the expected Security Council vote on the Sahara. Rabat is seeking to clarify Moscow’s position as a permanent UN member, according to LeBrief.
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Guterres and the UN place self-determination at the center of negotiations on the Sahara, while several countries support Morocco’s autonomy plan.
24 OctMoroccan expert backs MINURSO mandate shift towards autonomy in Sahara
23 OctSahara opens 23rd recycling centre in Lagos23 OctWashington seeks to change MINURSO’s mandate in the SaharaThe United States proposes extending MINURSO’s mandate while substantially changing the role of the UN mission in the Sahara. The Polisario Front believes the proposal targets it and threatens to leave talks, RFI reports less than 10 days before the Security Council vote.
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Morocco’s House of Representatives has given its confidence to Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s government by 204 votes to 127, approving its government programme. The vote completes the new Executive’s investiture and opens a new political phase in Parliament, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
The UN Security Council is to examine the annual report on the Sahara and the renewal of MINURSO’s mandate, which expires on 31 October 2026. The October consultations will draw on briefings by Alexander Ivanko and Staffan de Mistura, amid discussions on Resolution 2797, according to Libération.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Libe ·
The social priorities in Morocco’s draft 2027 finance bill are estimated to cost a total of 62 billion dirhams. Economy Minister Fouzi Lekjaa announced the figure while presenting the budget to both chambers of Parliament, according to LeBrief.
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Morocco’s south presents projects to French investorsThe Regional Investment Centres of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab and Guelmim-Oued Noun presented opportunities in southern Morocco in Bordeaux. Target sectors include the blue economy, ports, renewable energy, green hydrogen and decarbonisation technologies, according to Lavieeco.
Tunisia and UK prepare fourth partnership councilTunisia and the United Kingdom want to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, agriculture, education and security. Tunisian Secretary of State Mohamed Ben Ayed and British ambassador Roderick Drummond also prepared the fourth session of the Tunisian-British Partnership Council, according to a statement from Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The week in Africa
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