Morocco
Morocco Leads Maghreb Nations in Global Soft Power Rankings
Morocco is far ahead of Algeria and Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania in the 2025 Soft Power Index published by Brand Finance.
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Mauritania
Morocco
Morocco-Mauritania Road Link Nears Completion, Boosting Regional Connectivity
The construction of the road connecting Es-Smara (southern Morocco) to Bir Moghrein, in Mauritania, via Amgala and Tifariti, is almost completed.
Morocco
Mauritania Stands Firm on New Morocco Border Post Despite Polisario Threats
The threats of the Polisario Front, which has promised to attack Nouakchott and set the region on fire through war, do not shake the determination of Mauritania to open a new border post with Morocco.
Morocco
Reports of New Morocco-Mauritania Border Post Unconfirmed
The information disseminated in recent days by certain media, including Bladi.net, reporting on the construction by Morocco of a road connecting the city of Es-smara, in the Sahara, to Mauritania, with a view to opening a new border post in the Amgala region, are not verified.
Morocco
Morocco Nears Completion of Strategic Road Link to Mauritania
Morocco is about to finalize a major road project connecting Smara to Mauritania. This new 53-kilometer communication route will help strengthen economic and social ties between the kingdom and sub-Saharan countries.
Morocco
UK Deems Morocco-Algeria Border Safe, Warns Against Other Algerian Borders
The British government advises its nationals against any travel to the borders of Algeria with Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali and Mauritania. On the other hand, it qualifies the border with Morocco as a "safe" destination.
Morocco
Jihadist Attack Targets Moroccan Trucks Near Mali-Mauritania Border
As they tried to cross the border into Mauritania, dozens of Moroccan international freight transport trucks came under fire from a jihadist group, in the night from Monday to Tuesday, in Nioro du Sahel, in southern Mali.
Morocco
Mauritania-Morocco Talks Raise Tensions with Algeria
The Mauritanian president recently made a trip to Rabat where he had a tête-à-tête with King Mohammed VI. A meeting viewed in a bad light by Algeria, which did not take long to make it known.
Morocco
King Mohammed VI May Visit Mauritania in March 2025
King Mohammed VI could make an official visit to Mauritania in March 2025, according to local media sources.
Sport
Polisario Issues Warning Over Upcoming Sahara Auto Rally
The Polisario once again warns the organizers of the 16th edition of the Africa Eco Race automobile rally scheduled for December 29, 2024 to January 12, 2025 with stages in the Sahara and a passage through El Guerguerate towards Mauritania.
Morocco
A Moroccan Drone Attack Injures Several Polisario Members
Four "civilian vehicles registered in Mauritania" were the target of strikes by Moroccan military drones . Several people are said to have been injured.
Morocco
Moroccan Military Drone Strikes Vehicles in Buffer Zone Near Mauritanian Border
A new drone attack by the Moroccan military targeted two cars and a large truck belonging to gold prospectors residing in the Tindouf camps, in the Al Mek area, located in the buffer zone, near the Mauritanian border.