Agadir hosted 2025 African Lion final planning meeting

The General Staff of the South Zone hosted in Agadir the final planning meeting for the 21st African Lion 2025 exercise February 24 – 28.

In addition to representatives from the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the United States Armed Forces, several allied nations participated in this meeting to finalize the preparations for the various activities scheduled in the 2025 edition’s program, the FAR General Staff said in a press release.

These activities include training in several operational fields, planning exercises for participating officers, as well as nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical decontamination drills, in addition to joint maneuvers. The 21st African Lion exercise will also feature humanitarian and social initiatives, the press release said.

The African Lion 2025 exercise, scheduled to take place on May 12-23, in the regions of Agadir, Tan-Tan, Tiznit, Kenitra, Benguerir, and Tifnit, aims to strengthen military cooperation between Morocco and the United States, enhance interoperability, and improve intervention capabilities in a multinational context, thereby contributing to the promotion of security, peace, and stability in the region, according to the press release.