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Antony Blinken, the US top diplomat, has urged Rwanda to stop providing support for rebel groups including M23 that have been accused of crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the State Department has announced. Ned Price, the spokesperson of the department said Blinken held a telephone conversation with President Paul Kagame and indicated […]
U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain is visiting Morocco for talks with local government officials and civil society leaders. Mr. Rashad arrived Monday in the North African Kingdom wherein he will travel to Rabat and Casablanca, said the U.S. State Department in a press release. The visit of the U.S. official […]
Morocco and the Pentagon have agreed to continue to work together on counterterrorism, maritime security in the Mediterranean, and other pressing security issues on the African continent. The agreement was reached during the 12th U.S.-Morocco Defense Consultative Committee (DCC) held in Washington Nov.7-8 under the co-chairmanship of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its list of Covid-19 risk countries, withdrawing Morocco from “high” risk destinations for travelers (Level 3). For the American Health authorities, the North African Kingdom is no longer a high-risk destination for travel, placing it in “Level 2”, a moderate risk category given to countries […]
Ways of enhancing further cooperation ties between Morocco and the United States in the fight against human trafficking were at the center of a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat. The meeting gathered visiting Brian Marcus, Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons and his accompanying delegation […]
The United States has become Spain’s main gas supplier after it reduced substantially gas imports from Algeria following the unilateral Algerian decision of shutting down the Maghreb Europe gas pipeline (GME), the failure of Algerian regime to honor its commitment and attempts to weaponize gas supplies for geopolitical gains. Latest data published by Enagas, Spanish […]
A U.S. State Department delegation traveled this week to the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla wherein they launched an e-commerce platform, dubbed “Dakhla-Market” which enables local artisans to showcase their artwork and services online. The delegation included Ariel Vaagen and Colin O’Connor, members of the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Dakhla-Market is an outgrowth […]
Some 30 Moroccan Customs officers are currently benefiting from an American training against the smuggling of dangerous chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials. The announcement was made Friday by the U.S. embassy in Rabat on its facebook page. The training is conducted at Morocco’s Customs Institute in Benslimane by four U.S. specialists – including a […]
The U.S. State Department has slammed again the continued serious human rights abuses committed by Algerian authorities in 2021 against vocal critics, pro-democracy militants, journalists and civilians. In its annual report on global human rights situation, the State Department denounced arbitrary arrests and detention of political prisoners, citing credible reports of torture, inhuman and degrading […]
The huge business opportunities offered in Morocco thanks to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) sealed with the United States and the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) were at the center of talks held lately between Pdt of Moroccan Association of Exporters Hassan Sentissi El Idrissi and U.S. Consul General to Casablanca Lawrence M. Randolph. […]