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Washington commends Morocco’s anti-coronavirus efforts in Africa

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo lauded Morocco for its efforts to help African states counter the coronavirus outbreak. “Secretary Pompeo thanked Morocco for its leadership on critically important public health efforts in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the US state department said in a statement after Morocco and the US signed a bilateral Enhanced Immunities […]

Morocco Hosts IAEA Regional Training Course on DSRS

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held lately a regional training course in Morocco to strengthen the capacity of its member states to better control “Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources” (DSRS). Radioactive sources are used worldwide in medicine, industry, agriculture, transportation, construction, geology, mining and research. If lost or not properly controlled, disused sealed sources can […]

Morocco seeks to develop domestic military industry

Already one of the biggest arms importers in Africa, Morocco has multiplied contacts with international partners to develop its own military industry in a bid to curb imports and boost independence as well as ensure technology transfer. Moroccan papers announced lately that the first armament factory will be launched soon in the country as a […]