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Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Marrakesh, Morocco, in December 2018. © Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

Hawkish Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has not replied to an invitation to attend a June conference on Libya in Berlin. He has also delayed the appointment of a new German ambassador to Rabat. [...]

Published on 18/05/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Morocco
Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

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Mohammed VI and Olaf Scholz mend fences on the fly

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Possible state visit to Berlin for Mohammed VI after year of diplomatic turmoil

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Rabat talks tough on Berlin while quietly mending diplomatic fences behind the scenes

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French passport, German interests: the lowdown on Mustapha Bakkoury's fall

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