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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau plans travel to Algeria and Morocco April 27 – May 1 to discuss regional stability and partnership between the United States and North Africa. Landau’s diplomatic tour was announced Friday by U.S. State Department. It coincides with UN Security Council meetings on the Sahara and the MINURSO in […]
The United States has moved to explicitly link the future of the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, MINURSO, to a political process based on Morocco’s autonomy plan, marking a significant shift in Washington’s approach as the UN Security Council prepares to reassess the mission later this month. Speaking on Wednesday before the US Senate […]
Morocco and the United States have formalized a new framework for bilateral military cooperation, by the signing of the U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Roadmap at the Pentagon during a meeting between Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby and a Moroccan delegation led by Minister Delegate for National Defense Administration Abdellatif Loudiyi and General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector […]
Strengthening cooperation in the fields of agronomic research, agricultural innovation, and the development of strategic sectors was at the center of talks held on Wednesday in Rabat between Director of the National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA), Lamiae Ghaouti, and Agriculture Commissioner of North Dakota (USA), Doug Goehring. The meeting, which provided an opportunity to […]
Morocco has been chosen to participate in White House Task Force of the FIFA World Cup to strengthen security collaboration for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The announcement has been made by U.S. embassy in Rabat in a comment posted on its X account. “Congratulations for Morocco”, says the embassy, noting that the Kingdom’s selection […]
Morocco welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The ministry underlined, in a statement, that Morocco supports the forthcoming negotiations with Pakistan’s facilitation. The Kingdom hopes that these negotiations will lead to lasting peace, strengthen stability in the region, and take into account the […]
The US Army is considering the creation of a network of regional drone training centers in Africa aimed at strengthening the capabilities of partner forces facing shared security challenges, with the first such facility to be established in Morocco, the defense-focused outlet Stars and Stripes reported. The initiative is expected to begin next month in […]
A new boost emerged this week for a House bill seeking to require the US government to formally designate the Algeria-backed separatist Polisario militias as a foreign terrorist organization, as Representative Elise Stefanik became the latest lawmaker to join the bipartisan initiative. Her support brings to 11 the number of co‑sponsors backing the measure, which […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, at the invitation of Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States, represented Morocco on Wednesday at the White House in Washington, at “Fostering the Future Together” Global Coalition Summit for children. The “Fostering the Future Together” initiative’s mission is to help children thrive and to promote their empowerment in the digital […]
The United States’ newly declared strategic review of MINURSO, coupled with the Security Council’s Resolution 2797 renewing the mission with strengthened oversight, marks a decisive shift in the UN’s approach to the Sahara file, one that aligns increasingly with Morocco’s long‑standing call for a political solution based on autonomy under its sovereignty. A senior UN […]