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Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the US Armed Forces will be jointly conducting, for the twentieth time, the “African Lion 2024” from May 20 to 31 at Benguerir, Agadir, Tan-Tan, Akka and Tifnit, FAR General Staff announced in a statement. Besides the FAR and the US Armed Forces, around 7,000 military personnel from some […]
The United States is supporting Morocco’s efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking with a $2.5 Million donation aimed at reinforcing the detection, identification, protection, return and rehabilitation of victims of this serious crime. The announcement was made Friday by U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Puneet Talwar in presence of Director of Moroccan National Commission for […]
A Moroccan court indicted the government for the side-effects of the Astrazeneca vaccine on a woman in Kenitra. The court ordered the government to pay the woman 25,000 dollars, after a trial that lasted two years, according to a verdict seen by the North Africa Post. AstraZeneca has withdrawn its coronavirus vaccine, citing the availability […]
Investment opportunities in Morocco and the strength of the strategic partnership binding the Kingdom and the United States were highlighted during a roundtable discussion held in the city of Arlington, Texas (South), on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit which runs through May 9 in Dallas. Addressing the panel, Morocco’s ambassador to the United […]
Talks between the US military and Chad’s government aiming to revise the security partnership agreement between both countries are set to begin within a month, just as US officials are negotiating the withdrawal of American troops from neighboring Niger after the country’s military junta ended a longstanding pact. The US military has withdrawn its about […]
As the United States is resetting its defense strategy and foreign policy in North Africa and West Africa, Washington is enhancing its cooperation ties with strategically located countries like Morocco to secure its interests and promote regional security. In an analysis published by U.S. Heritage Foundation, Amine Ghoulidi, a Visiting Fellow in Heritage’s Shelby Cullom […]
A senior US official has warned of an impending “large-scale massacre” in Sudan’s North Darfur region, echoing an earlier “deep concern” expressed by the UN Security Council over an imminent attack on the city of al-Fashir by a paramilitary group. The more than 2 million people in al-Fashir are “on the precipice of a large-scale […]
Moroccan-American longstanding friendship, strategic alliance, and shared history have been honored by the U.S. National Trust for Historic Preservation which listed the American Legation in Tangiers among this year’s eleven most endangered American historic sites. Speaking during a ceremony held Wednesday in Washington, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma praised […]
Dozens of American military personnel will likely leave Chad in the coming days, at least temporarily, which comes days after Washington agreed to pull out about 1,000 of its troops from neighboring Niger following the ruling junta’s decision to cancel a military accord with the US. The United States is expected to begin withdrawing its […]
Africans no longer consider the US as the most influential country in the continent, a position that China has taken, a new Gallup report showed. Median approval ratings of Washington – indicative of the country’s soft power – slipped from 59% in 2022 to 56% in 2023, the report said. Meanwhile, China’s approval in the […]