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US President Joe Biden capped the three-day summit of 49 African leaders by stressing his administration’s deep commitment to Africa, urging the continent’s leaders to respect the will of their people, and saying he may come visit. Africa could see more US investment as the Biden administration wants to reduce the dominance of China and […]
The U.S. State Department welcomed, Thursday, the “extremely important” participation of Morocco in U.S.-Africa leaders Summit, held in Washington December 13 to 15. “Having Morocco here (at the summit in Washington) is extremely important,” said Robert Scott, U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the State Department, in a statement to the press on the […]
U.S. defense company L3Harris has announced a $29 million contract to provide smart weapon release systems to Morocco, Bahrain and Jordan, three allies of the United States. The L3Harris system gives F-16 pilots more firepower and expands their missions. The Bomb Release Unit (BRU)-57/A allows F-16s to carry two smart weapons on each system instead […]
Morocco and the United States have both voiced determination to continue to advance their partnership in light of the new global challenges. This came at a meeting that gathered in Washington Thursday the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, where Akhannouch is […]
U.S. defense company L3Harris has announced a $29 million contract to provide smart weapon release systems to Morocco, Bahrain and Jordan, three allies of the United States. The L3Harris system gives F-16 pilots more firepower and expands their missions. The Bomb Release Unit (BRU)-57/A allows F-16s to carry two smart weapons on each system instead […]
Head of Moroccan Govt. Aziz Akhannouch has voiced his country’s steadfast commitment to contribute to strengthening further the partnership set between the U.S. and Africa for shared prosperity, development and inclusive economic growth. Speaking at a Forum held Wednesday in Washington within the frame of the US-Africa Leaders Summit (Dec. 13-15), Akhannouch said that King […]
The US Development agency USAID has donated to Côte d’Ivoire more than 2 million doses of Pfizer to help the West African country to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The US embassy in capital Abidjan said in a statement that the vaccines will support the efforts of authorities to vaccinate 52 per cent of the population, […]
The US-Africa Leaders summit kicked off Tuesday (13 December) in Washington, D.C., with a full agenda that includes topics ranging from climate adaptation and energy transition to peace, security and governance. As President Joe Biden is hosting 49 African heads of state in the nation’s capital, some analysts see it as the United States “playing […]
King Mohammed VI is represented at the US-Africa Leaders Summit by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch. The Summit is hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington this December 13 to 15. The summit, which brings together representatives of some 50 countries, civil society and the private sector of the African continent, in addition to officials […]
A court in Uganda has charges and sent to prison a US couple for “aggravated torture” of their 10-year-old foster son, Africa News reports citing the police of the Eastern African country. The court indicted the couple Friday and ordered their detention at Luzira Prison, a high-security prison facility on the outskirts of the capital […]