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The African Lion 2026, the largest annual multinational military exercise organized by the United States in Morocco, reflects Moroccan-American commitment to regional security and stability. “As our nations celebrate 250 years of friendship, this enduring diplomatic and military partnership continues to build capable, interoperable forces and strengthen security across the region,” said U.S. Ambassador to […]
Guinea’s Foreign minister Morissanda Kouyaté has expressed his country’s thanks to King Mohammed VI for the humanitarian and safe return of dozens of Guineans who were rescued off Morocco’s Atlantic coast after a shipwreck. The minister expressed gratitude upon the arrival of the first group of Guinean nationals in Conakry International Airport aboard a plane […]
About 83% of all jobs in Africa were informal in 2024, highlighting the continued dominance of an economic model that sustains livelihoods while constraining public finances and social protection, according to consolidated figures from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The scale of informality has barely shifted over the past two decades, with the […]
The Alqaeda-linked JNIM terrorists and Tuareg separatists have joined forces in a series of tactical attacks on the capital Bamako and several localities in Mali’s desert north, a region long treated by Algeria as a buffer zone to export terrorist activities. Led by Iyad Ag Ghali, the JNIM, is an offshoot of Al Qaeda in […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has publicly designated Morocco as a reference country for the transformation of agri-food systems and a leading model for South-South cooperation in the agricultural domain. The recognition was delivered on Saturday at SIAM 2026 in Meknès by Alexandre Huynh, the FAO’s Representative in Morocco, during a […]
Morocco’s economy is among the most resilient in Africa to external shocks from the war in the Middle East, helped by stronger foreign‑exchange reserves and broader financing options, S&P Global Ratings said, even as it warned that prolonged disruption could strain the sovereign credit outlook. In its assessment of African sovereign exposure, S&P said Morocco […]
The participation of two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers along with four Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 fighter jets in the ongoing the African Lion military exercise 2026 in Morocco send a strong message to the Kingdom’s regional enemies. The B-52 “visible presence over Morocco, operating alongside Royal Moroccan Air Force fighters, signals credible deterrence and […]
Just 10 per cent of factories in Sudan have resumed operations three years after the outbreak of war, according to Atif Abdel Qader of the Sudanese Industrial Chambers Union. He warned on Sunday, April 26, that banking bottlenecks, customs barriers and shortages of raw materials continue to hinder recovery. Abdel Qader said his Sudanese-Malaysian Steel […]
African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye has conferred lately in Rabat with senior officers of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) on cybersecurity and joint African military exercises to strengthen coordination, readiness and interoperability. They also discussed ways of strengthening African capacities against digital threats, says a statement the issued Royal […]
A Moroccan diplomatic source has strongly condemned the “terrorist and separatist” attacks that rocked on Saturday Bamako and other cities in Mali, targeting civilian and military areas. In a statement posted on the website of the Moroccan foreign ministry, the same source said Morocco follows “with great concern” these “cowardly and criminal acts” and expresses […]