Italian and Moroccan officials and academics convened in Verona to highlight the preeminence and relevance of Rabat's autonomy plan for the Moroccan Sahara region.

Moroccan officials, diplomats, and members of the Rwandan community gathered in Salé for 'Kwibuka 32' to mark 32 years since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, which claimed over a million lives.