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Morocco Spent $244 million on US Arms in 2016

Morocco remains the first market for US armament industry in North Africa, with sales amounting to $244 million in 2016. Moroccan media reports said that US weapons represent 96% of Moroccan weapon acquisitions in 2016 compared to 100% ($274 million) in 2015. Morocco, which earmarks 3% of its GDP to military expenditures, has an army […]

Paris Conference: Morocco stresses need to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty & territorial integrity, to establish full ceasefire

Morocco has called for a full ceasefire in Lebanon and for the respect of the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the dignity of its citizens. Lebanon “cannot and must not continue to bear the burden of conflicts that are playing out elsewhere, under the shadow of regional agendas, which have left it drained,” said Morocco’s […]

Sudan conflict spillover complicates security landscapes in CAR and Chad

The bloody civil war and looming famine in Sudan are pushing thousands of civilians to flee to neighboring Chad and Central African Republic (CAR), whereby the spillover of the conflict is complicating a security landscape in both latter countries, UN officials and experts warn. Activities of armed groups in the volatile CAR have increased as […]