By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Sierra Leone renewed on Tuesday 10 November in Rabat its support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara. Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed this position during his working visit to the Kingdom, according to Lebrief.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reaffirmed on 8 November Madrid’s support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative for the Sahara, which he considers the most viable solution to the conflict. He rules out any logic of bargaining with Rabat, according to LeBrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Ecuador supports Morocco’s sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara, and considers Morocco’s 2007 autonomy initiative to be “the only serious, credible and realistic solution”, according to Libération. Quito plans, in particular, a visit by its ambassador to the Sahara region and intends to strengthen economic and commercial cooperation.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Libération (Maroc) ·
Ecuador’s Foreign Minister, Roberto Carlos Kury Pesantes, was received in Rabat by Nasser Bourita on Monday 9 November. The two countries announced several measures aimed at consolidating their political, diplomatic and economic partnership, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Morocco and Ecuador have signed a 2026-2028 cooperation road map and an agreement exempting Ecuadorians holding an ordinary passport from visas, according to Infomédiaire. Ecuador also confirmed its support for Morocco's sovereignty over its territory, including the Sahara, after talks in Rabat between Nasser Bourita and Roberto Carlos Kury Pesantes.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Infomediaire ·
Morocco loses 173,000 jobs in third quarter 2026Morocco has 173,000 fewer people in paid employment in the third quarter of 2026, according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The new indicators reveal unmet labour needs, especially among young people and women, according to TelQuel.
Haithem Sghaier removed as head of Tunisia’s nuclear sciences centreHaithem Sghaier has been removed as head of the National Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (CNSTN) by decree no. 2026-276 of 10 November 2026. According to the Tunisian Official Journal, the decree gives no reasons and does not name a successor.The week in Africa
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