Morocco

Trump Enables Occupation And Threatens Peace In Western Sahara

December 23, 2020 Alice Wilson, Democracy in Africa. Educate! colonization, Morocco, Trump, Western Sahara

The Trump administration’s announcement on December 10th 2020 that the USA recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the territory of Western Sahara disregards international law by endorsing colonialism and occupation. It also threatens prospects of future peace in northwest Africa. The decision reflects the priorities of Trump’s administration, but it is not new that global leaders disregard international law and prospects for peace in Western Sahara, nor that they tolerate and support colonialism and occupation there. Rather, the Trump administration’s decision has given these realities new public visibility. Ongoing efforts to support Sahrawis’ right to self-determination must go beyond pushing for a reversal of US recognition, and advocate for genuine conditions for decolonization.

The New US War On Western Sahara

November 17, 2020 David Swanson, Let's Try Democracy. Educate! Morocco, US Empire, Wars and Militarism, Western Sahara

There is a new U.S. war in Western Sahara, being waged by Morocco with the support of the U.S. military. The U.S. military, unbeknownst to most people in the United States — it’s perfectly knowable but few give a damn — arms and trains and funds the militaries of the world, including almost all of the most brutal governments of the world. I can’t compare this with the outrage in the U.S. media over the U.S. government feeding a few hungry people in the United States, because there isn’t any outrage over it at all.

Morocco: Thousands Call For Release Of Jailed Activists

April 23, 2019 Staff, Dw.com Resist! Activists, Class Struggle, Morocco, Protests

Huge crowds have rallied in the Moroccan capital to demand the release of activists who staged mass anti-poverty demonstrations in 2016. One campaigner's father said he feared his son would die in prison. Thousands of protesters have marched through downtown Rabat to denounce jail sentences given to dozens of activists over their role in the Hirak Rif movement. The poverty-fighting campaign, which began in 2016 in the impoverished Rif region, led to the biggest unrest seen in Morocco since the 2011 Arab Spring.

World’s Largest Solar Plant In Morocco Has Gone Live

February 22, 2016 Staff, www.answersafrica.com Create! Morocco, Solar Energy

By Staff of Answers Africa - Morocco has activated the world’s largest solar power plant in the Sahara desert, near the city of Ouarzazate. According to Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the plant is capable of powering over one million homes by 2018 and will also reduce carbon emissions by 760,000 tons per year. The plant which is called the Noor-Ouarzazate power complex uses concentrating solar power (CSP) which enables energy to be stored and used for nights and cloudy days.

Thousands Of Protesters Defy Protest Ban In Morocco

January 27, 2016 Staff, www.alaraby.co.uk Resist! Education, Morocco, Protests, Public Education

By Staff of The New Arab - Thousands of demonstrators in Morocco have defied a government ban to march in a tense protest over planned cuts to Morocco's education system. Marchers on Sunday chanted "We're prepared to go to prison" as they neared the parliament building in Rabat, Morocco's capital. Teacher trainees have been protesting against the cuts around the country for the past few months, and the response from security forces during demonstrations has frequently been violent.

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