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South Africa-Morocco: A Friendly Handshake Hides an Uncertain Future

Rabat - Muslimchronicle

Following King Mohammed VI’s meeting with South African president Jacob Zuma, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, the 75-year-old president expressed wishes to re-establish diplomatic ties between the two countries. A photo featuring an iconic handshake between the two heads of state bodes well for their respective countries’ economic and diplomatic ties after a 13-year hiatus. However, the diplomatic U-turn is farRead more

World AIDS chief warns of risk

Abidjan - Muslimchronicle

The head of the UN's AIDS agency on Monday urged African countries to protect young women and children who are bearing the brunt of the continent's AIDS epidemic. A sharp rise of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has now slowed, "but now is not the time to drop our guard," Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, toldRead more

AU, EU summit winds up after anti-slavery initiative

ABIDJAN - Muslimchronicle

A summit gathering European and African leaders from more than 80 countries drew to a close Thursday with plans for the immediate evacuation of some 3,800 African migrants stranded in Libya. Wrapping up the summit in the Ivorian capital, a top African Union official said there could be as many as 700,000 Africans trapped in Libya, where many have sufferedRead more

France to host talks on accelerating Sahel force deployment

Abidjan - Muslimchronicle

French President Emmanuel Macron will host talks in Paris on December 13 on "speeding up deployment" of a five-nation anti-terrorism force in the Sahel, aides said Thursday. Macron "will invite fellow leaders and key partners in the joint force, from the EU, UN, AU (African Union)," a source said, adding that the deployment of the so-called G5 Sahel force "isRead more

African Union says 3,800 migrants in Libya need urgent repatriation

Abidjan - Muslimchronicle

The head of the African Union's executive commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday said around 3,800 migrants needed to repatriated urgently from Libya. "They want to get out of this mess as swiftly as possible," he said at a summit of the AU and European Union in Abidjan dominated by the issue of migrant abuse in Libya. He said thereRead more

Libya slavery: EU, African countries to hold emergency talks

Abidjan - Muslimchronicle

France will hold emergency talks with African countries and UN officials on Wednesday evening on how to combat slave trading of migrants in Libya, the French president's office said. The meeting, held during the Europe-Africa summit which opened Wednesday, will discuss in particular proposals by French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel is "associated" with the talks, Macron'sRead more

Morocco-Côte d’Ivoire Relations Are Unique: FM

Abidjan - Muslimchronicle

Relations between Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire are “unique” with strong historical foundations, particular human and religious ties, and very fruitful economic cooperation, said minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita. In recent years, King Mohammed VI has given a strong impetus to these relations, especially through the many visits that the Sovereign has made in this brotherly country,Read more

King Mohammed VI in Abidjan for Second Visit to Cote d’Ivoire

Abidjan - Muslimchronicle

King Mohammed VI arrived Sunday in Abidjan for a working and friendly visit to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, during which the Sovereign will also take part in the 5th African Union-European Union Summit, to be held on November 29-30 in Côte d’Ivoire‘s economic capital. The working visit came a few days ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit inRead more

Polisario to Participate at European Union-African Union Summit in Abidjan

Rabat - Muslimchronicle

After an intense month of consultations, heated debates, and wild speculations, the European and African Unions have finally cleared up the imbroglio about the participation of the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in their upcoming joint summit. During a joint press conference held November 22 in Brussels, Vice President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini and her African counterpartRead more

Migrants sold into slavery

Abidjan - Al Maghrib Today

Survivors of slave auctions in Libya have described a "total hell" that they wouldn't wish on their "worst enemy" as global outrage grows over footage showing migrants being sold off in the war-torn country. "We were slaves," said Moussa Sanogo, a migrant who flew back to Ivory Coast from Libya this week after surviving regular beatings and forced labour inRead more