AFRICOM chief defends criticism of Burkina Faso’s Traoré amid rising terror threats

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) chief, General Michael Langley, has stood by his controversial remarks criticizing Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, for insufficient counter-terrorism efforts — clarifying that his comments were rooted in military concerns, not political interference. Speaking in Nairobi ahead of a regional defense conference, Langley explained that his earlier statements — […]

Rabat & Helsinki agree to foster political dialogue & economic cooperation

Ways of enhancing political dialogue and cooperation prospects in green economy were at the centre of virtual talks held Monday between Moroccan minister of foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and his peer of Finland Pekka Haavisto. The two ministers praised the excellent Moroccan-Finnish relations and voiced their strong willingness to spare no efforts to consolidate them […]

King Mohammed VI sends messages to presidents of Djibouti, Somalia

The President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, received Wednesday in the Djiboutian capital royal envoy Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, who handed him a written message from King Mohammed VI. In a statement to the press after the audience, Bensaid, who is Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, said that the royal message he delivered to […]