"I come away with a sense that there has been significant progress since I've been here 10 months ago, " he said.

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There has been significant progress in development in a number of African countries in recent years, mainly because of big investments from China, cheap anti-retroviral drugs, increased aid and the cancellation of debt which enabled better spending in schools and health care systems.

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But it is a country in which there has been very significant progress.

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To pretend that Morocco is perfect would be a mistake, but so would pretending that there has no been significant progress.

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Cool heads were noting that while intentions have been expressed, there has been no significant progress yet on the Middle East peace process.

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