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USAID Chief Hails Morocco’s Good Governance, Inclusive Development & Climate Change Policy

Administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, has praised Morocco’s inclusive development, good governance and education reform to meet the needs of the labor market. At a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, the USAID chief commended Morocco’s efforts made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance youth empowerment […]

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Morocco, Brazil sign MoU on security cooperation

Director-General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and General-Director of the Brazilian Federal Police, Andrei Augusto Passos Rodrigues, signed, on Tuesday in Agadir, a memorandum of understanding on security cooperation. The MoU, meant to strengthen bilateral cooperation and exchange experiences in the security field, provides for developing cooperation channels between Moroccan and […]

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U.S. supports Morocco’s cooperative resilience efforts to mitigate climate change

USAID chief Samantha Power has announced the launch of a new initiative destined to help Moroccan vulnerable cooperatives and entrepreneurs in rural areas adapt to climate change, grow their economic activities, and build resilience to climate shocks and water scarcity. The announcement of the new Cooperative Resilience Program was made by Smantha at the Mohammed […]

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Morocco, USA sign military cooperation roadmap

The Moroccan-American Defense Consultative Committee, which held two working meetings this week in Rabat, signed on Tuesday, May 21, at the headquarters of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) the roadmap for bilateral military cooperation. The military cooperation roadmap includes the guidelines to follow for the implementation of the activities agreed upon […]

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Morocco donates fertilizer shipment to small farmers in Guatemala

Morocco offered a donation of 200 tons of fertilizers to 10,000 households in Guatemala, where nearly half the labor force depends on agriculture, Morocco’s diplomatic mission said. Guatemalan agriculture minister Maynor Estrada said the donation was consistent with efforts to develop farming and fight poverty in agriculture-dependent areas. Moroccan ambassador to Guatemala Tarik Louajri said […]

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Morocco, USA resolved to further strengthen military cooperation & explore new opportunities for collaboration

Morocco and the United States have expressed their shared resolve to further strengthen bilateral military cooperation and explore new opportunities for collaboration, particularly in the areas of training, the use of space for national defense needs and sustainable development, cyber defense, and the defense industry. This came during a meeting that gathered Monday in Rabat […]

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20th African Lion Exercise officially launched Monday

The official launch of the 20th edition of the African Lion exercise took place Monday at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the South Zone Headquarters in Agadir, in the presence of representatives of the participating countries. In accordance with the high instructions of the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of […]

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Moroccan-US military cooperation reviewed in Rabat

Military cooperation and the strategic partnership between the United States and Morocco were reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Monday between Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and Commander of the Southern Zone General Mohammed Berrid and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander. The meeting, held in execution […]

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Kenya’s police officers ready to deploy in violence-stricken Haiti in ‘few days, few weeks’

Hundreds of Kenyan police officers have been training since late last year as the East African country is preparing to dispatch them as the first wave of a UN-backed multinational force aimed at stabilizing the chaos-ridden Caribbean nation of Haiti. Kenyan police will deploy to Haiti, a country of 11.6 million people, “in the next […]

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Dakhla Atlantic Port, a major project serving Africa’s integration (CNN)

The American TV channel CNN broadcast lately a report on the Dakhla Atlantic Port, describing the project as a major infrastructure that will enhance economic integration in Africa and drive trade across the continent. In its program “Connecting Africa”, CNN stated that the Moroccan dream of creating an economic trading hub for West Africa and […]