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Accra, Ghana – Berandankrinews.com The suspension, if not the expulsion, of the “SADR”, an armed group with no attributes of a sovereign State, from the African Union (AU) must not be considered as a taboo or unattainable objective, said Tuesday the participants in in a seminar held in Accra on the theme “The Imperative of Economic Recovery: How can the Resolution of the Sahara Issue Strengthen Africa’s Regional and Continental Integration?”

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The participants in the event hosted by Ghanaian think tank Imani Center for Policy and Education slammed in this regard the admission into the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), then its maintenance by the AU, of a non-state entity, which has since been a source of obstructions and division.

According to the participants, the AU should correct this “cumbersome legacy” and “historical miscarriage”, says a press release by the Imani Center for Policy and Education.

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Thus, the suspension, if not the expulsion, of the “SADR”, an armed group with no attributes of a sovereign State, must not be considered as a taboo or unattainable objective, they pointed out.

“Its fulfilment is not intent on being an exclusively Moroccan ambition but one that drives African States to put an end to superfluous divisions, and to stop the instrumentalization of an organization which is supposed to serve a Pan-African ideal and goal.”

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The participants in the event said that political deadlocks, such as the Sahara issue, are, today, a major hindrance to Africa’s economic integration.

They highlighted in this regard the necessity of finding a realistic and definitive solution to this longstanding issue, which can only constitute a breakthrough in Africa’s regional and continental consolidation, especially in the current context, marked by the urgency induced by the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic and social repercussion

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Several participants underlined that the resolution of the Sahara issue a necessary step to enhance the continent’s economic integration, in view of its current dynamics marked by the exclusivity of the United Nations process and the pre-eminence of the Moroccan Autonomy Plan as a sincere, realistic, credible, and inclusive political solution.

In the current context, marked by the urgency of economic recovery – for the unity, the integration and the overall safety of the continent – the recent incident in Guerguerat demonstrates the need to overcome political deadlocks and unproductive ideological positions, they pointed out.

Extensively analysed by the participants, the three-week obstruction by Polisario of a vital and strategic road – connecting Europe, North Africa and Western Africa – put neighbouring countries, the region and the whole continent’s economic security at risk.

It also highlighted the importance and weight of the cooperation between Morocco and West-African countries, the source added.

Furthermore, the participants examined the solutions available to the AU to rebalance its position on the issue, and fully play its neutral role in contributing to promote a lasting solution to a dispute that has been halting the AU’s functioning as well as the continent’s overall integration.

Recognizing the current dynamic around the Sahara issue, the participants highlighted that the United Nations Security Council process could be supported by Ghana’s contribution to reach a final and realistic solution, in light of its upcoming non-permanent membership in the Security Council.

The event brought together several Ghanaian and West-African stakeholders including prominent policymakers, experts, academics, business leaders, think tank and civil society representatives from the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal.

The seminar aimed to debate and discuss the African Union’s (AU) current challenges in an objective, scientific and dispassionate manner, in the context of a highly intellectual and fact-based exercise with credible experts and influential decision-makers. Accra being the host of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement’s (AfCFTA) secretariat, the discussions focused on the challenges of regional and continental economic integration, with a special focus on the role of Regional Economic Communities.

The participants highlighted the urgency of such integration and called for the full implementation of the AfCFTA and its premunition from any deadlocks that hamper the continent’s integration ideal on the ground, as stated and backed by the AU.

Whilst economic integration represents an emergency and a major milestone in the consolidation and development of Africa, it would be jeopardized should the AU not rationalize its institutional architecture.

According to the debates, the consolidation of such architecture makes it imperative for the AU to complete its institutional reform and build its resilience against separatist and secessionist agendas, which are a real threat in numerous African countries. (PERSISMA/Red)

Rabat -Maroko-Berandankrinews.com. Following accurate intelligence provided by Moroccan security services represented by the General Directorate of Studies and Documents and the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, Greek security services on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old Moroccan national, who had held senior positions in the operational squads of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization in Syria.

According to a security source, the arrest of the suspect is the result of the joint coordination and exchange of intelligence carried out within the framework of multilateral security cooperation, with the active contribution of Moroccan security services and their counterparts in Greece, Italy, England and the United States.

The suspect was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Moroccan judicial authorities over his alleged involvement in preparing the implementation of major terrorist plots and the perpetration of sabotage operations in Morocco at the instigation of the previous IS spokesman, the source pointed out.

The suspect, aka “Abu Muhammad al-Fateh”, had joined IS in Syria in 2014, before holding senior positions in the so-called “special division” in the Deir ez-Zor region, and in the so-called “religious police” or “Hisbah” in the Wilaya of Raqqa.

He was also seen in a videotape documenting the targeting of a Syrian fighter by a military weapon, while he was in flagrante delicto mutilating his corpse and threatening to fight those he called the enemies of religion.

According to intelligence about this IS leader, he had been able to escape from IS fighting places in Syria towards Europe, specifically Greece, using forged personal documents and a fake identity, before he was identified and arrested as part of a joint security operation, the source pointed out.

The Moroccan judicial authorities have been notified of the arrest of the suspect and coordination is underway with the competent Greek authorities through the Interpol office of the General Directorate of National Security in order to send the official extradition request documents.

According to the same source, this successful security operation, to which Moroccan security services have effectively contributed, underlines the importance of international security cooperation in fighting against terrorism and tracking down terrorist organizations members.

This joint operation also reflects the serious and effective involvement of the Kingdom of Morocco in promoting security and stability at the regional and international levels. (PERSISMA/Red)

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Paris -France-Berandankrinews.com Any person or organization accusing Morocco must bring proof, or assume their slanderous denunciation in court, said on Thursday the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita in connection with the persistent media campaign on an alleged infiltration of the phones of several national and foreign public figures through a computer software.

“Justice is there precisely to verify the accusations in the light of material and tangible evidence. Some people have chosen this path. They will put forward the evidence that they have, or do not have,” said the minister in an interview with the pan-African magazine Jeune Afrique.

Morocco has also chosen to trust justice, at home and internationally, added Bourita, who denounced a “smokescreen”, and a “fabricated bluff (…) without any proof”, calling for “shedding light on the facts, far from controversy and slander”.

According to the minister, “this is what neither Forbidden Stories nor Amnesty International do, which base their stories solely on pure speculation”, noting that certain titles unionized within this consortium “serve agendas that are well known for their primary hostility towards Morocco and are “ulcerated by its successes under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI”.

Bourita added that this hostility, “can no longer hide behind its learned and civilized demeanor”. “This is not journalism. It is large-scale sabotage,” he said.

Asked whether Morocco maintains its position already asserted in 2019, according to which the Kingdom has not acquired the Pegasus software, the minister said: “we maintain it and we assume it with all responsibility”.

The minister indicated that Morocco challenges the peddlers of these allegations including Amnesty International and the Forbidden Stories consortium, as well as their supporters and intermediaries, to provide any tangible and material evidence in support of their stories, noting that “some in this cartel of media and NGOs do not bear the reality of Morocco which succeeds, strengthens itself and consolidates its sovereignty at all levels”.

The minister said they “think they can get it under control. Much to their dismay, this is not possible and never will be. The national community will face, united as it has always been, these insidious attacks,” he noted.

With all due respect to these same parties, the minister went on, Morocco has succeeded in establishing itself as a “reliable” ally with its partners, thanks to the globally recognized effectiveness of its security services, mainly in the international fight against terrorism, which made it possible to thwart the plots fomented against the national stability of the Kingdom, and to foil terrorist attacks in particular in the United States, in several countries of Europe, Asia and Africa.

According to Bourita, the timing of this campaign “is certainly not trivial”, recalling that in recent years, Morocco “noted peaks of media hostility in some countries, ahead of the celebration by the Moroccan people of the Throne Day”.

“This year again is no exception. This highly symbolic timing for Morocco and Moroccans has always been knowingly chosen by hostile circles, known to the Kingdom, which strive to damage the image of Morocco and its institutions, sometimes by publishing pamphleteous books or articles and interviews, sometimes through the dissemination of pernicious reports,” he noted.

Bourita denounced a “relentless focus” on Morocco in particular; a “considerable mobilized media strike force”, including in the public service of a particular country; the seasonality of the campaign; the thinly veiled desire to affect confidence in the Moroccan state, both domestically and abroad; and the choice of a highly symbolic date for Morocco and Moroccans.

“Is this a campaign? Yes ! Is it denigration? Certainly ! Is it orchestrated? It could not be otherwise! By whom ? Time will tell,” he said.

“Morocco will continue its march, serenely, solidly, to consolidate its economic development, its social development and its regional and international influence”, noted the minister, noting that “the true” friends of Morocco support it, because it is in their interest as well. The others disappoint and will themselves be disappointed. They underestimate the determination of Morocco, which is no longer what they think it is.

Morocco today is an “influential and key” regional actor, whose voice is heard within major international and continental institutions such as the UN and the AU, Bourita said, adding that the Morocco of today is a “provider of peace and security” in its regional environment and “a reliable security partner” with several countries in the international fight against terrorism, which it has helped to thwart terrorist attacks, in particular in the United States, in several countries of Europe, Asia and Africa.

“Who has an interest in ostracizing Morocco? Who has an interest in preventing it from playing this constructive role internationally? These are, for me, the real questions to be asked,” insisted the minister.

Bourita recalled that on July 19, the Biden Administration through the Department of State reiterated that under the leadership of His Majesty the King, Morocco and the United States have a strong and long-standing relationship on counterterrorism cooperation, welcoming that the two nations are working closely together for the protection of the two countries, adding that Morocco is a reliable partner, provider of security and stability in its regional environment and its circle of partnerships.

The Kingdom is a leading player in the Global Counterterrorism Forum and the global coalition against Daesh, said the minister, stressing that Morocco “has helped save lives, foil plans for attacks and to bring many terrorists and criminals to justice”.

“With the satisfaction of an accomplished duty and the recognition of friends and partners, we therefore can gladly do without the recognition of Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories,” he said.

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Jakarta –Berandankrinews.com. Koordinator Persatuan Pewarta Warga Indonesia (PPWI) Luar Negeri, Dr. Abdul Rohman S. Daboussy menyampaikan laporannya ke Pimpinan Nasional PPWI di Jakarta bahwa pihaknya telah selesai mempersiapkan Kantor Perwakilan PPWI di Tripoli, Libya. Informasi ini diterima Ketua Umum PPWI, Wilson Lalengke, S.Pd, M.Sc, MA, hari ini, Minggu, 4 Juli 2021. Kepala perwakilan PPWI di Libya dijabat oleh Dr. Faez Mohmad Monsour Alfarjani.

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“Setelah berhasil membuka Kantor Perwakilan PPWI di Beirut, Lebanon, beberapa waktu lalu, hari ini saya mendapatkan laporan dari Koordinator PPWI Luar Negeri, Dr. Abdul Rohman Daboussy, bahwa rekan-rekan PPWI di sana telah membuka kantor perwakilan kita di Tripoli, Libya,” ungkap Wilson Lalengke kepada media ini, Minggu, 4 Juli 2021.

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Ini adalah kantor perwakilan PPWI yang kedua di luar negeri yang berhasil dibuka atas kerjasama antara Dewan Pengurus Nasional (DPN) PPWI yang dimotori oleh Dr. Abdul Rohman Daboussy, dengan mitra-mitra kerja di bidang media dan publikasi di luar negeri, khususnya di wilayah Timur Tengah dan Afrika Utara. Pendirian kantor perwakilan di luar negeri, menurut Lalengke, merupakan satu terobosan PPWI untuk mewujudkan sebuah konektivitas komunikasi dan koordinasi antar masyarakat di berbagai belahan dunia.

“Kita bersyukur bisa menjalin komunikasi dan koordinasi dengan berbagai bangsa di dunia melalui sebuah organisasi yang dibangun menggunakan sistim jurnalisme warga, jurnalisme masyarakat kebanyakan.

Hal ini akan memungkinkan terbukannya peluang kerjasama antar bangsa yang lebih real, lebih nyata, dan menyentuh kalangan masyarakat akar rumput, bukan hanya oleh para pejabat dan pebisnis elit yang selama ini mendominasi perekonomian maupun geliat dinamika peradaban dunia,” jelas Lalengke yang merupakan lulusan pasca sarjana di bidang Global Ethics dari Birmingham University, The United Kingdom (UK).

Sementara itu, Dr. Abdul Rohman Daboussy dari Lebanon menyampaikan bahwa dirinya telah menjumpai Duta Besar Republik Indonesia di Beirut untuk melaporkan keberadaan kantor perwakilan PPWI, khususnya yang didirikan di Lebanon. “Lebanon’s PPWI representative, Mr. Jamil Ali Zaher, and I have visited and talked to the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia

here in Beirut about the opening of PPWI office in Lebanon. Mr. Ambassador Hajriyanto Y Thohari and several officers were welcoming us and ready to support our effort to build cooperation among Indonesian journalists and the Lebanese media,” demikian Lalengke mengutip laporan dari pengurus PPWI di Lebanon.

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Selanjutnya, Ketum PPWI Wilson Lalengke juga menambahkan bahwa pihaknya saat ini sedang mempersiapkan pembukaan beberapa kantor perwakilan di beberapa negara lagi di wilayah Timur Tengah dan Afrika. “Yang sudah sedang jalan persiapannya antara lain

kantor perwakilan PPWI di Irak, Chad, dan Niger. Jika tidak ada hambatan, semoga tahun ini kita bisa membuka kantor perwakilan di sepuluh negara sahabat di wilayah Timur Tengah dan Afrika, termasuk di Arab Saudi,” imbuh Lalengke bersemangat.

Secara global, anggota PPWI telah menyebar di puluhan negara, baik di Asia, Afrika, Eropa, Australia, Amerika, maupun di Amerika Latin. Para anggota PPWI itu, ada yang berkebangsaan Indonesia yang tinggal di luar negeri, banyak juga yang berkebangsaan setempat. “Kita punya sahabat Mr. Katsujiro Ueno dan kawan-kawan PPWI di Jepang, Ken-Chu Lin dan kawan-kawan di Taiwan, Shiva Heririt dan kawan-kawan di Paris, Prancis, dan banyak lagi,” tutur Lalengke. (APL/Red)

Referensi: BREAKING NEWS PPWI LEBANON; https://www.beritaistana.id/berita/breaking-news-ppwi-lebanon/

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Fez, Morocco -Berandankrinews.com. His Majesty King Mohammed VI chaired this Monday July 5, 2021 at the Royal Palace of Fez, the ceremony of launching and signing of agreements related to the project of fill-finish manufacturing of the anti-Covid19 vaccine and other vaccines in Morocco. This structuring project is part of the Sovereign’s willingness to provide the Kingdom with complete and integrated industrial and biotechnological capacities, dedicated to the manufacture of vaccines in Morocco.

It aims to produce in our country the anti-Covid vaccine, as well as other key vaccines, in order to promote the Kingdom’s self-sufficiency and to make Morocco a leading biotechnology platform on the African continent and the world in the field of the “fill & finish” industry. The project, which is the result of a public-private partnership, intends to start in the short term with a production capacity of 5 million doses of Covid19 vaccine per month, before gradually increasing this capacity in the medium term. The project will require an overall investment of about $500 million.

With the launch of this large-scale partnership that takes place after the phone conversation of August 31, 2020 between His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Excellency Xi JINPING, president of the People’s Republic of China, Morocco is taking a further step in the achievement of the Royal vision for an effective and proactive management of the pandemic crisis and its consequences. While strengthening the Kingdom’s health sovereignty, the project presented to the Sovereign confirms Morocco’s international influence and reinforces its vocation as a provider of health security within its regional and continental environment, in the face of health risks, external dependencies and political contingencies.

At the beginning of this ceremony, and after an introductory speech by the minister of Health, Samir Machour, an international expert in industrial biotechnology and currently vice-president of Samsung Biologics, presented the project of fill-finish manufacturing in Morocco of the anti-Covid19 vaccine and other vaccines. Afterwards, CEO of the Sinopharm Group, Liu Jingzhen, made a remote presentation from China. CEO of Recipharm, Marc Funk, also presented the project to establish vaccine manufacturing capacities in Morocco.

On this occasion, and after presentation of the objectives and components of the project, three important agreements were signed before His Majesty the King, namely:

1. The Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation for the anti-Covid19 vaccine between the Moroccan State and the National Pharmaceutical Group of China (SINOPHARM), signed by minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb, and president of the Sinopharm Group, Liu Jingzhen.
2. The Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of vaccine manufacturing capacities in the Kingdom of Morocco between the Moroccan State and the company Recipharm, signed by minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, and chairman of the board of directors of the Mohammed VI Fund for Investment, Mohamed Benchaaboune, CEO of the company Recipharm, Marc Funk, and the representative of the consortium of Moroccan banks, Othmane Benjelloun.
3. The contract for the provision to the Moroccan State of the aseptic filling facilities of the Société de Thérapeutique Marocaine (Sothema) for the manufacturing of the anti-Covid19 vaccine owned by Sinopharm between the Moroccan State and Sothema, signed by minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb, and CEO of Sothema, Lamia Tazi.

In addition to the signatories, the ceremony was also attended by head of Government, Saad Eddine El Otmani, advisor to His Majesty the King, Fouad Ali El Himma, minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, CEO of Attijariwafa-Bank, Mohamed Kettani, and CEO of Banque Populaire, Mohamed Karim Mounir. (PERSISMA/Red)

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