Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Simba Russeau CAIRO, Jul 1, 2011 (IPS) – As Moroccans head to the polls to vote in a referendum on reforms offered by King Mohammed VI in the wake of the Arab Spring, the debate continues as to whether the proposed changes are merely cosmetic or will [...]
Morocco’s Uprisings and All The King’s Men
June 6, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Correspondents* DOHA, Qatar, Jun 6, 2011 (IPS/Al Jazeera) – Thousands poured into the streets of Rabat on Sunday Jun. 5 to condemn the death of a protester and to demand an end to the country-wide government crackdown on peaceful demonstrations. "We are here today to protest the [...]
Western Sahara Back on Radar Screens
July 6, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Ramesh Jaura IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis BERLIN (IDN) – Western Sahara, one of the most thinly populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands, is drawing renewed focus after having been consigned to mainstream neglect for years. The disputed territories are back on radar screens in the [...]
DEVELOPMENT: Morocco, Egypt Greet OECD-MENA Declaration
November 25, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IDN BY JEROME MWANDA IDN-InDepthNews Service MARRAKESH (IDN) – Morocco and Egypt have welcomed a new ‘Declaration on Governance and Investment’, adopted at a ministerial conference titled ‘beyond the crisis: business and citizens at the centre of policy responses’ in the Moroccan capital. The declaration emerging from two-day talks between [...]
MOROCCO: African Refugees Targeted
June 23, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Daan Bauwens Refugees outside the UNHCR office in Rabat. Credit:Daan Bauwens RABAT, Jun 23 (IPS) – More than 300 African refugees are gathered at the gates of the Moroccan United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), asking to be moved to another country because their rights are not respected in [...]
