King Mohammed VI (M6)

'Apolitical' Premier Driss Jettou chosen by King Mohammed VI to lead another centre left-nationalist coalition must deliver better services and growth: a tall order even for a successful businessman and political manager with recession in Europe and global security worries depressing the economy...

King Mohammed VI surprised Moroccans on 9 October by naming industrialist-turned-Interior Minister Driss Jettou as his new Prime Minister...

King Mohammed VI (AC Vol 43 No 15) sees his father's old opponent as indispensable to his democratic opening up...

Gabon's President Omar Bongo and Morocco's King Mohammed VI tried to organise a regional summit in Marrakesh for 26 September but with little hope that Gbagbo would risk leaving the country again this was replaced by plans for a summit of the Economic Community of West African States...

A summit hosted by King Mohammed VI in Morocco in February brought the neighbouring Presidents together and African Union Secretary-General Amara Essy has been pushing for Morocco rather than Burkina Faso to be in the contact group...

The European Union backs Spain but some members including France are more sympathetic to King Mohammed VI than to Premier José Maria Aznar...

Two days before Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem had met King Mohammed VI in Morocco...

The talks arranged by King Mohammed VI ended with Taylor and Conté on better terms...

While most Moroccan eyes have turned towards Palestine with King Mohammed VI postponing his planned 12-14 April public wedding celebration ministers have lobbied in Cameroon Guinea Mauritius Britain China Ireland Mexico Norway and Syria...

On 27 February King Mohammed VI's discreet diplomats brought together Presidents Kabbah Liberia's Charles Taylor and Guinea's Lansana Conté (AC Vol 43 No 5) for talks which ended fairly cordially...