King Mohammed VI marks Morocco’s Throne Day with appeal for dialogue to Algeria

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI marked his 26th Throne Day on Wednesday, an annual public holiday celebrating the monarch’s date of accession.  He touted the nation’s resilient economy and extended an olive branch to neighbouring Algeria, appealing for an end to tensions over Western Sahara.

The King opened his speech with some good news about the economy:  

“Despite consecutive years of drought and the worsening of international…