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Iranian drones have made their way to North Africa through Algeria, posing a threat to the stability of the region, at a time Morocco has been calling the international community’s attention to this threat and warning against the acquisition of drones by terrorist and separatist groups. At the end of 2022, Moroccan Senior Officials highlighted […]
“The concern of the European Union and the United States is growing about the increasingly close relationship between Algeria, Russia and Iran,” which strives to spread the most radical branch of its Islamism in the Sahel and Sahara states with the support of the Algerian military system, says an analysis posted on the website of […]
Right after announcing a new French foreign policy in Africa, Emmanuel Macron started an African tour that led him so far to Angola, Gabon and afterwards to DRC, where France was reminded that its patronizing attitude will lead it to lose more friends on the continent. In Kinshasa, President Felix Tshisekedi told Macron in front […]
Iranian drones made their way to North Africa through Algeria, according to Western security experts, vindicating Morocco’s warnings over the past months of Iranian destabilization acts that fuel terrorism and separatism. Morocco, which has been warning of Iranian incursions in the Sahel via Algeria, rang the alarm bell that the Polisario are seeking Iranian drones […]
Morocco, an indisputable oasis of social and economic stability in the region, must be regarded as an indispensable nation in the European Union’s Neighborhood Policy, particularly with regard to its southern flank, commented NE Global News Service, an independent media outlet. In a story on Morocco-EU relations, the media outlet highlighted the successive visits by […]
Since Africa’s population has quadrupled since 1960, and is projected to double again by 2050, experts are pondering a crucial question for the future of the continent: how can enough work be created for the increasing numbers of youth arriving on the continent’s labor markets? Development economists have followed with a great concern that, in […]
The Global Coalition against Daesh Africa Focus Group, co-chaired by Morocco, the United States, Italy and Niger, has voiced deep concern over the impact of the proliferation of non-State actors on efforts to counter ISIS in Africa. In a joint statement released following its meeting held March 1-2 in Niamey (Niger), participants said the proliferation […]
The United States hailed Morocco’s continued efforts to fight terrorism through a strategy, combining security, economic and human development in addition to the fight against radicalization, while highlighting the close cooperation between the Kingdom and the United States as part of international efforts aimed at fighting this scourge. In its 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism, […]
In his first comment on the frost between Morocco and France, President Macron boiled the issue down into a mere “controversy”, a statement that failed to convince the political class in Rabat. Speaking publicly on France’s African strategy, Macron spoke about what he described as “friendly” ties with his majesty but denied any involvement of […]
The Iranian drones, which are being deployed in North Africa, are posing a direct threat to Morocco, said American daily Boston Herald, noting that Moroccan diplomats are actively raising the issue with Western governments. In an Op-Ed published lately, columnist Llewellyn King said that the Mullah regime, in collusion with Algeria, is supplying the Polisario […]