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African Lion 2023: Moroccan-US disaster management cooperation; airdrop Maneuvers

As part of the 19th edition of the ongoing African Lion drills, a synthetic exercise on Moroccan-US cooperation in disaster management took place on Sunday at the military port of Agadir, to assess the responsiveness of the Royal Armed Forces Rescue and Assistance Unit (USS-FAR) to a suicide drone attack presenting a crisis situation linked […]

Senegal, Liberia ink MoU to curb illegal fishing

Senegal and Liberia Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to curtail “illegal and unauthorized” fishing activities within their respective maritime borders. Pape Sagna Mbaye, Senegal’s Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, and his Liberian counterpart Metieh Glassco signed in capital Dakar the agreement, which according to the Senegalese side, will enable the arrest in Senegalese […]

Moroccan household purchasing power improves 5.1 Points in 2024 amid moderate inflation

Moroccan household purchasing power improved 5.1 points in 2024 compared to 1.8 points in 2023, according to the High Commission for Planning. The enhancement follows consumer price index evolution of just 0.9 percent reached in 2024, significantly below previous years. Household gross disposable income recorded 6.7 percent growth to reach 1,059.7 billion dirhams in 2024, […]