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Morocco welcomes UN support for Western Sahara talks

Despite the positive developments, the King assured that his country remains committed to finding a solution where there are no winners or losers – a solution that preserves the…

The official Saudi Press Agency said Bongo had departed from Riyadh’s King Salman airbase on Wednesday night, and that Saudi foreign ministry officials saw him off. (EPA)

Gabon president in Morocco to convalesce

President Ali Bongo arrived in Morocco on Thursday to convalesce after a month’s treatment at a Saudi hospital

Betty Mwangi of M-Pesa in Nairobi.

South Africa and Morocco set to re-establish diplomatic relations

​South Africa and Morocco look set to re-establish diplomatic relations after 13 years of giving each other the cold shoulder

We are not going to sit idly by waiting for the solution to be found, said Morocco’s King Mohammed VI

Morocco king rejects independence for Western Sahara

A UN peacekeeping force has been in Western Sahara since 1991 with a mandate to organise a referendum on its independence or integration with Morocco.

Islamic party claims success in Moroccan election

Islamic party claims success in Moroccan election

Morocco’s Justice and Development Party has claimed victory in a parliamentary election that should produce a stronger government with more power.

Moroccan king’s proposed reforms ‘mainly cosmetic’

Moroccan king’s proposed reforms ‘mainly cosmetic’

King Mohammed VI’s proposed new constitution, intended to stave off open revolt, would do little to change the status quo in Morocco, analysts say.

Morocco’s king to lose some powers

Morocco’s King Mohammed promised a new democratic constitution on Friday that would devolve some of his powers to Parliament.

US diplomats decry Moroccan king’s corruption

Morocco’s royal family is using state institutions to "coerce and solicit bribes" in the country’s lucrative real estate sector according to a report

Sahara activists reject Moroccan king’s intervention

A statement from the Polisario Front said Morocco’s King Mohammed VI comments "interfere with efforts to settle the conflict".

Poverty time bomb ticks in Morocco

Anger over poverty is simmering in Morocco, where popular protests against the high cost of living and unemployment occur regularly.