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Morocco and Cape Verde are finalizing an agreement on military cooperation meant to enhance expertise sharing in the military field and enshrine the solid ties of friendship and mutual respect linking the two countries. The military cooperation agreement which is being finalized was brought up at a meeting in Rabat Friday between Minister in charge […]
Morocco has voiced its readiness to share with Sahel countries its successful experience in drone warfare as an effective military tool of counter-terrorism. The unmanned aerial systems and technology have enabled Moroccan army to thwart attacks of Polisario separatist militias supported by the Algerian regime. The North African Kingdom has offered to help Sahel countries […]
Morocco’s commitment to Africa’s development was formalized by the signing of two agreements between the kingdom and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). The agreements, namely a headquarters agreement for the establishment of the AUDA-NEPAD National Office in Morocco and a framework cooperation agreement for the promotion of development projects of common interest, were signed […]
Morocco is “more than ever a country with potential” for French Small and Medium-sized enterprises, highlights the French economic and financial daily Les Echos. “Amid the rapid acceleration of its major infrastructure and energy transition projects, Morocco is attracting foreign companies, especially French ones,” the newspaper notes, adding that, beyond local initiatives, the Kingdom is […]
U.S. Representative from South Carolina Joe Wilson warned of the threat posed by the Algeria-backed Polisario to north and west African security amid growing ties with Iran and Cuba. “Iranian regime and Cuban communist dictatorship are working to destabilize West Africa with the Polisario front, a murderous threat to the kingdom of Morocco, an American […]
The judicial police arrested, in the northeastern city of Taourirt on Wednesday, an individual steeped in the extremist ideology of the terrorist organization Daesh. He was working as a teacher in Sidi Chafi village in the province of Taourirt. This operation, conducted based on intelligence provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), underscores […]
Malawi reaffirmed, on Thursday in Rabat, its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, and for the Kingdom’s sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara region, and praised King Mohammed VI’s initiatives for Africa. The position was expressed in a joint statement that crowned talk held Thursday in Rabat between visiting Malawian Foreign Minister, Nancy […]
During his Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of State, Marco Rubio emphasized the excellent ties with Morocco and the potential for the Abraham Accords. Speaking on economic opportunities for US policy in West and North Africa, Rubio said “I look north to Morocco and other places where we have already seen substantial improvements,” he said. […]
The prices of bananas are set to surge in Algeria after the latter boycotted imports of the fruit from its main supplier Ecuador, which has withdrawn recognition of the Polisario entity and backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. Ecuador has made the position last month, following the example of Panama, showing strong support for […]
U.S. Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has described the Algeria-backed polisario armed militia as a terrorist organization which is actively engaged with its foreign allies in destabilizing acts in West Africa. In a speech made Wednesday at the House of Representatives, Wilson, Chair of U.S.-Morocco Caucus, said the North African Kingdom is a longstanding “essential U.S. […]