The European Commission last week appeared to have changed its policy on the disputed territory of Western Sahara – only to immediately perform a U-turn. The Western Sahara is a territory around the size of the UK, occupied by Morocco, and considered by the United Nations as a “non-self-governing territory”.
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Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, EU,
In the healthcare space, advancements in research and the development and adoption of advanced technologies have allowed for a deeper understanding of human health – ultimately leading to increasingly effective ways to not…
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Tags : Morocco, healthcare, research,
Mustapha left his home in Guinea two years ago to make the arduous journey to Morocco, hoping to cross the fence separating the kingdom from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. “We’re going to cross this barrier,” he told AFP, in defiance of increasing pressure on migrants from Moroccan authorities, supported by Europe. A few months ago, migrants like Mustapha were a common sight on roadsides or in camps near urban centres.
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Tags : Morocco, coronavirus, covid 19, migration,
The essentials: Morocco’s parliament has passed two laws that formalise the annexation of Western Saharan territorial waters. While this does not present a fundamental change of the status quo, the move underscores the intractability of the conflict and the risks Morocco is…
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Tags : Morocco, Western Sahara,
(New York/Rabat) – Moroccan authorities have since September 2019 arrested and prosecuted at least 10 activists, artists, or other citizens who did nothing but peacefully express critical opinions via Facebook posts, YouTube videos, or rap…
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Tags : Morocco, HRW, human rights, media,
As Africa’s sixth-largest economy, with a GDP per capita of just over $3,000, Morocco is certainly no economic minnow. Although growth has slowed of late, it measured a healthy 2.95 percent across 2018 and inflation remains low. But there is still work to do – particularly in terms of the country’s infrastructural development. According to the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub), in the years leading up to 2040, Morocco is set to face an infrastructural investment gap of $37bn.
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Tags : Morocco, economy, finance, infrastructural investment,
New research commissioned by Education International warns against the rampant privatisation of Moroccan schools, stressing that it has not improved learning outcomes, but has created a ‘multi-speed’ society. Entitled Privatisation of Education in Morocco – A Multi-Speed…
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Tags : Morocco, education, education privatisation,
They are not political figures, professional journalists or activists, but mostly just ordinary Moroccans: young secondary school students, aspiring singers, shopkeepers or among the unemployed. All are young, some in their teens. What they have in common is that they generally…
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Tags : Morocco, repression,
When I first learned about the capture of the NM Cherry Blossom vessel in Port Elizabeth, I was at home in Japan, away from Morocco and South Africa. I was not interested in this news, simply because, after more than twenty years…
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Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Cherry Blossom,
Morocco, on Wednesday, integrated the waters off the coast of Western Sahara into its maritime territory, adopting two laws that extend its legal jurisdiction over the disputed former Spanish colony. Morocco’s claim over…
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Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Polisario,