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Morocco’s active role in the fight against synthetic drugs was highlighted during a virtual ministerial meeting to Launch the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. The coalition, set up at at the initiative of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is meant to pool efforts to prevent the production and trafficking of illicit synthetic […]
King Mohammed VI has hailed in a message to President Joe Biden on the celebration of the United States’ Independence Day the steady developing relations binding the two countries, relations that are rooted in friendship and cooperation. In the message of congratulations to President Biden, the Sovereign underlined “Our ties, which are steeped in history […]
Cote d’Ivoire will soon have its own national Data center and administrative digital city under two agreements signed between the African country and Cybastion Institute of Technology, a consortium of companies based in the U.S and member of U.S Chamber of Commerce. Amadou Coulibaly, Cote d’Ivoire Minister of Communication and Digital Economy signed the deals […]
The United States has recently called on Algeria to fully commit to the UN-led political process and to support the ongoing efforts by UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura to solve the regional dispute. In a phone call between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Algerian Foreign Minister […]
The African Lion 2023 military exercise reflects the strength of the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States which serves peace and stability and stands against growing security threats in the region and in Africa, American experts underlined in Washington. “What makes this year’s African Lion special, last month US President Joe Biden warned […]
African Lion 2023 concluded with a series of air and ground war maneuvers on Friday in Tan-Tan, Morocco. The exercises involved coordinated air raids by Moroccan and American aircraft, along with land maneuvers simulating actual combat operations. The closing ceremony commenced with a display by two Royal Air Force F-16 fighter jets, performing high-speed and […]
The U.S. State Department has described Morocco’s efforts in the fight against human trafficking as “significant” and underlined, in this connection, the adoption by the Kingdom of a 2023-2030 anti-trafficking strategy and an accompanying 2023-2026 implementation plan. The Government of Morocco “is making significant efforts” to eliminate human trafficking, says the State Department in the […]
US special presidential representative has reassured that the global superpower remained committed to maintaining strong trade ties with the African continent, something the Biden administration believed faltered with Trump’s presidency. The special presidential representative for the United States-Africa Leaders Summit, Johnnie Carson, made these comments Tuesday (13 June) as a way to reassure America’s African […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a phone conversation with Senegal’s leader Macky Sall to discuss the political situation in the West African country after several days of unrest that ensued the condemnation of political figure Ousmane Sonko. The conversation, Senegal’s State-run news agency APS notes, took place Wednesday. Senegal was rocked by […]
An Israeli elite unit is taking part for the first time in the African Lion military games on Moroccan soil, Israeli defense forces spokesman Avichai Adraee said. Israel will send a delegation of 12 soldiers and a commander of the Israel Defense Forces to the African Lion, which brings together 8000 soldiers from 18 countries. […]