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Morocco to hold general elections in September next year

Moroccans will go to polls September 2021 for general elections to choose their mayors, regional authorities and lawmakers, Le360.ma reports citing political sources. Lawmakers, the Casablanca media notes, have not agreed on the date for the electoral process but a political source who asked not to be named, indicated that September will be appropriate for […]

Three Sahel military govts meet to strengthen AES alliance, seen as tool for legitimacy

Military juntas from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have recently met to strengthen the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), pledging security and political collaborations, which some analysts describe as an attempt to legitimize their grip on power. In his first foreign trip since the July coup that brought him into power, Niger’s junta […]

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 […]