Ghana endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, abandoning its long-held support for Sahrawi sovereignty. Now Ghana is aligned with Morocco’s expanding economic and diplomatic maneuver across Africa.
In a controversial shift, the UK and Kenya recently endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara in return for investment deals, disregarding the Sahrawi people’s internationally recognized right to self-determination.
The international movement for an arms embargo against Israel grows as protests in Morocco successfully delayed the docking of Nexoe Maersk
In one of the boldest moves by a trade union in Morocco since Israel’s genocidal aggression on Gaza started, the Port Workers’ Union called for a boycott of the Nexoe Maersk ship
Morocco launched a nationwide strike to protest passage of “strike law”, reaching a participation rate of over 80%
The imprisonment has further fueled Al-Ghazawi’s resolve to counter the Moroccan government’s normalization with Israel.
Although the government officially normalized its relations with Israel after signing the Abraham Accords at the end of 2020, the Moroccan people have categorically rejected the normalization process.
The protests in Morocco and Jordan are significant as both these countries have diplomatic ties with Israel. Protesters demanded the severing of these ties and an end to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza
Nurses and medical technicians in Morocco are escalating industrial action, demanding adequate hazard pay, improvements to working conditions, and professional recognition
Morocco in 2020 became the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel under the US-backed Abraham Accords. The government is facing intense domestic pressure with thousands taking to the streets in solidarity with the Palestinian people
Vigils and demonstrations have been organized throughout Morocco to denounce the violence of the Israeli occupation and to stand with Palestinians
The 6.8 earthquake which struck the country in the late hours of Friday was the deadliest in the last 60 years, and the region’s most powerful earthquake in the last 120 years