By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has ruled out a diplomatic escalation with Morocco after the migration crisis in Ceuta at the end of July. He considers the accusations against Rabat insufficient to justify measures that would weaken bilateral relations, according to 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.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Spanish intelligence says Moroccan authorities were warned on 29 July about mass assaults planned against Ceuta on 30 and 31 July. A report sent to the National Court accuses Moroccan forces of passivity as migrants arrived, according to extracts published by the Spanish press.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Maghrebemergent ·
Ghana’s Minister for Lands, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, says the National Democratic Congress’s internal elections have strengthened the party’s unity and cohesion. The vote was held peacefully ahead of upcoming elections and, he said, demonstrates the NDC’s democratic maturity, 3news reports.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: 3news ·
The social priorities in Morocco’s draft 2027 finance law represent an estimated total cost of 62 billion dirhams. Economy Minister Fouzi Lekjaa announced the figure while presenting the budget to both chambers of Parliament, according to LeBrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Moroccan students given 60 days to repatriate fundsA Moroccan student returning from France must close the bank account opened for their studies and repatriate its balance to Morocco within 60 days of returning. The requirement stems from Article 146 of the 2026 General Instruction on Foreign Exchange Operations, according to the Office des Changes.
St Catherine’s Monastery and Egypt settle land disputeThe archbishop of St Catherine’s Monastery has agreed to sign an agreement with Egypt defining the legal status of the site and its surrounding lands. The signing is to take place on a date agreed by both parties, after more than a decade of a land dispute, according to Egypt’s Foreign Ministry, as cited by RT.The week in Africa
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