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Morocco′s King Mohammed VI (left) with the president of Ivory Coast, Alasanne Ouattara, in Abidjan (photo: Getty Images/AFP)

Economic Community of West African States

Morocco's grand plan: In pursuit of economic union

Morocco is launching a charm offensive as the kingdom seeks to expand its influence in West Africa. Membership of the economic union ECOWAS is also on the agenda. Yet not everyone welcomes the idea. By Gwendolin HilseMore

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Former Secretary-General of Transparency International, Azzedine Akesbi (photo: DW)

Reform in Morocco

Plagued by inertia

The former Secretary-General of Transparency Maroc Azzedine Akesbi was in Germany in June for a research project he is conducting as a fellow at the German Development Institute (DIE). With a view to the upcoming parliamentary elections in Morocco on 7 October 2016, Martina Sabra spoke with the economist and education expert on political reforms and the fight against corruption in the countryMore

Religion and politics in Morocco: Blurred linesDemocratic change in Morocco: The right king in the wrong monarchy?Western Sahara – the last colony in Africa: ″Armed resistance is their only choice″
Armed Polisario fighters in Tindouf refugee camp, southern Algeria (photo: DW/Nour Elhayet El Kebir)

Western Sahara – the last colony in Africa

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″Armed resistance is their only choice″

With Rabat′s latest Dakhla proposal promising even deeper economic penetration of Western Sahara, many Sahrawis are left wondering if a referendum favouring independence can ever undo Morocco′s presence in the territory. Report from Dakhla by Matthew GreeneMore

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″Free Ali Aarass″ campaign (source: www.freeali.eu)

Human rights violations in Morocco

City of roses, city of torture

The case of the Belgian-Moroccan national Ali Aarrass shines a spotlight on persistent human rights violations and the existence of torture prisons in Morocco. While the monarchy remains silent, the public deliberately looks the other way. By Susanne KaiserMore

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A boy holding the flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in the Laayoune refugee camp near Tindouf, Algeria (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Western Sahara conflict

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The curse of resources

In times of economic crisis and rising unemployment in North Africa, Western Sahara's natural resources have become fiercely contested treasures. The new balance of power resulting from recent political developments in the region could lead to a renegotiation of the conflict. By Susanne KaiserMore

Photo gallery: The conflict in Western SaharaThe status of Western Sahara: A forgotten conflictThe crisis in Western Sahara: The forgotten refugees of Tindouf
A man stands by a mural painted on a stone in Bir Lehlu, the Liberated Territories administrative capital (photo: DW/Karlos Zurutuza)

The Status of Western Sahara

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A Forgotten Conflict

The conflict over the status of Western Sahara has been simmering for four decades between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Sahrawi independence movement Frente Polisario. Efforts to find a solution to the deadlock appear to be paralysed – a fact partly due to a lack of international interest. By Annett HellwigMore

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