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The US delegation to the UN Human Rights Council called on Algeria to abrogate the amendments it brought to its penal code in 2021 and under which many peaceful dissidents are in jail on bogus terrorism charges. In the wake of the mass pro-democracy protests in 2019, the newly recycled military leadership in Algeria has […]
The United States is trying to curb the flow of weapons to the Islamic State terror group’s affiliate in Somalia, taking aim at a smuggling operation that is also helping to arm its al-Qaida-linked rival, al-Shabab, with weapons from Iran. The US Treasury Department Tuesday announced sanctions against eight individuals and one company all involved […]
While “Algeria remains corrupt, oppressive and potentially unstable”, Morocco stands out as U.S. major reliable partner in North Africa, says The Washington-based U.S. Heritage Foundation. In an Op-Ed published in its latest edition focusing on concerns and developments that affect America’s vital interests in the region, James Jay Carafano affirms that American attention in North […]
The Biden Administration reaffirmed, on Thursday, at the UN Security Council, strong backing to Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara, describing the plan as a “serious, credible and realistic” solution to the Sahara regional dispute. “We continue to view Morocco’s autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic solution” said U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis following […]
A Congress bipartisan group sent a letter Thursday to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, raising concerns over Algeria’s growing ties with Russia and calling for sanctions against officials in the Algerian regime for arms deals with Moscow. The call by the bipartisan group, led by Congresswoman Lisa McClain, follows a similar call from Senator […]
Morocco and the United States have co-signed, in Vienna, a joint statement on strengthening cooperation in preparedness and response to radiological and nuclear emergencies. The statement, inked on the sidelines of the ongoing 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is part of the long-standing partnership between Morocco and the United States […]
The Moroccan-US disaster management exercise “Morocco Mantlet 2022” is held this September 12 to 23 at the Rescue and Salvage Unit of the Military Engineering and the 3rd Air Base of the Royal Air Forces in Kenitra. The exercise, held at the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of […]
Head of Morocco’s national security and domestic intelligence agency Abdellatif El Hammouchi and Avril Haines head of the US national intelligence discussed in Rabat the means to further bolster bilateral cooperation to counter mounting security challenges, including threats emerging from the nexus between terrorist and organized crime groups. The meeting was a follow up of […]
Somalia is seeing gains in the fight against the Somali-based, al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabab, and seeks support from the United States to help the country finally eliminate this threat to its national security, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said during his visit to Washington last week. In a speech to the Somali diaspora community […]
Investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries wrestle with powering their development with clean energy may not be a very good idea, United States’ special envoy on climate John Kerry has noted, as African countries denounce developed nations’ pledge to curb fossil fuel investment is unfair. “We are not saying no gas,” he […]