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The security situation and risks associated with it at the regional level, and the terrorist threats, especially in the Sahel-Saharan region, were at the focus of a meeting held in Rabat Friday by Director General of Territory Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and visiting Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns. Talks focused on […]
The Biden Administration has told the Algerian regime that it wants support for the UN political process on the Sahara and stability in the region. This message was conveyed by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during talks she held Tuesday with the newly appointed Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf. According to a statement […]
US Vice President Kamala Harris will become the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Africa when she begins a tour of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia on Sunday. Harris will focus on strengthening partnerships, security and economic prosperity, her office said, with analysts adding that her mere presence – as the first female vice president who […]
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita held talks Tuesday in Washington with National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk. Discussions focused on means to further deepen and diversify the strategic partnership between the United States and Morocco, in line with their shared ambitions […]
The US state department highlighted the leadership of King Mohammed VI in promoting regional stability and peace and reaffirmed its position in support of the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan. Secretary of State Anthony Blenken “expressed his appreciation for King Mohammed VI’s leadership and longstanding contribution to promoting stability and regional peace, including his efforts to promote […]
The United States and its Western allies must demonstrate they “can deliver results” in Africa’s Sahel region, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said during his visit to Niger, pledging humanitarian assistance for displaced people and support for the country’s efforts to combat violent extremism. Blinken’s trip to the West African country — the […]
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who has just wrapped up his visit to Ethiopia, is historically the first US secretary of state due to arrive in Nigeria this March 16, amid concerns over Sahel security and growing Russian and Chinese influence. Top diplomat Antony Blinken has embarked on his latest official trip to the […]
American and European navies are teaming up with their counterparts from eight West African countries to conduct joint training operations off the coast of Senegal this week that are mainly aimed at combating illegal fishing off the West African coast. As unreported and unregulated fishing has spread along West Africa’s coasts, scooping up an estimate […]
A delegation of US Congressmen highlighted the longstanding partnership between their country and Morocco and reiterated Washington’s support for Morocco’s position on the Sahara conflict. Speaking following talks with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, New York representative Adriano Espaillat of the Democratic party underscored Morocco’s leadership in the region, noting that the US will continue […]
The Royal Bahraini Air Force has taken delivery of a first of 16 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter jets in Greenville, S.C., during a ceremony held last week to mark the occasion, reported the website breaking defense, quoting a press release by Lockheed. The first batch of four aircraft are expected to actually arrive […]