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The rift is growing between Tunisia and one of its main donors, the United States, as President Kais Saied continues his power grab leaning on authoritarian Algeria. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tunisia’s “dream of self-government” was in danger. His comment added to previous US criticism in the wake of the adoption of a […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday (9 August), is expected to raise concerns about tensions with neighboring Rwanda that could spread instability in the region and also about Russia and China’s access to rare earth minerals in the central-west Africa country. Blinken’s trip to Congo […]
Morocco, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, hosted in Marrakesh Aug.1-5, the 2022 “Africa Endeavor” symposium within the frame of the longstanding and strong military cooperation between Morocco and the United States. Africa Endeavor is an annual senior leader and communications symposium designed to encourage interoperability and advance national cyber strategy across African partner nations. […]
The United States government has commended the important role of King Mohammed VI in consolidating regional stability, security, and prosperity. In a statement issued on the occasion of Throne Day celebrated by Moroccans on July 30, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken extended his best wishes to the Monarch and to the people of Morocco […]
The head of US diplomacy will travel in August to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the State Department announced, as the US seeks to counter Russian diplomatic influence. Antony Blinken will aim to show “African countries that they have a critical geostrategic role and are crucial allies on the most pressing […]
Morocco is the only country on the African continent with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, eliminating tariffs on more than 95 percent of qualifying consumer and industrial goods, says the 2022 U.S. Investment Climate Statements issued by the State Department. The North African Kingdom is planning to phase out tariffs for […]
UM6P Ventures, the venture-capital arm of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, has become a shareholder of U.S. Akorn Technology, a Silicon Valley start-up and innovator in edible food coatings. In a press release issued Monday, UM6P Ventures said it invested in Akorn Technology to reduce global food waste and extends shelf life. “UM6P Ventures’ investments are […]
Human traffickers continue to exploit domestic and foreign victims in Algeria, and traffickers exploit victims from Algeria abroad, according to the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report issued by the State Department. Undocumented sub-Saharan migrants, primarily from Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria, are most vulnerable to labor and sex trafficking in Algeria, […]
Thanks to a direct mediation by Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, and by the United States, the Israeli authorities have decided to open, without interruption, the Allenby/King Hussein border crossing, linking the West Bank and Jordan. This joint Moroccan-US mediation led to an agreement for the permanent opening of this crossing 24/7. […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has vowed to strengthen dialogue, consultation and coordination with the United States cooperation and to contribute to preserving peace, security and stability in the world. In a message of congratulations to President Joe Biden on the occasion of the United States’ Independence Day, the King reiterated Morocco’s unshakable resolve to […]