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Morocco maintains army modernization plan

Lockheed Martin has confirmed the start of the production of fighter jets and attack helicopters ordered by Morocco in an army modernization push that also includes establishing a domestic military industry. The Royal Armed Forces have placed a $9 billion order for the acquisition of 25 F16 jets and 36 Appache helicopters that will help […]

Morocco’s development model for Sahara 70% completed – PM says

Morocco has finished 70% of the development projects under the development model for the Sahara which notably includes a highway, a port, renewable energies, water desalination and phosphates production plants, head of the Moroccan government said. The 700 projects under this model amounted to 85 billion dirhams ($9.3 billion) instead of the $7 billion forecasted […]

Mali rejects delay in UN troops’ departure, Malian and Russian forces relocate to northern region

While the United Nations voiced concern on Saturday (14 October) over an escalation of fighting in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said that the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the region would happen on time by 31 December. The UN expressed its concern at the weekend that its drawdown could be hampered […]