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The US State department has dealt another blow to Algeria and the Polisario by omitting the section on Western Sahara which is now covered under Morocco country report in line with the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory. The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has called on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to expedite the appointment of a new U.N. envoy for the Sahara in replacement of Horst Köhler, who stepped down on May 19, 2019 for “health reasons”. The call was made during the virtual meeting held Monday by the U.S. […]
Tan Tan, Mahbes and Dakhla in the Moroccan Sahara territory will be in June the venue of the African Lion military exercises bringing together Moroccan and US armies as well as soldiers from friendly states. The news was relayed by Moroccan media following a preparatory meeting between Moroccan and US senior army officials. The military […]
The African Lion 21 military exercise is “a great opportunity to strengthen one of the oldest strategic relationships of the United States”, namely with Morocco, said Thursday Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, Deputy Commanding General for Africa and US Army Southern European Task Force-Africa Commander. “As we prepare to celebrate the 200th anniversary of […]
Morocco takes part in the Obangame Express 2021, conducted by the US Naval Forces Africa, the major multinational naval exercise in West Africa designed to improve regional tactical cooperation to counter common security threats. The announcement was made by the US Africa Command in a press release. The ongoing two-week OE-21 exercise, which started […]
The US will donate $2.5 million to Morocco in support of its sustained vaccination campaign, the largest in Africa and one of the top 10 most successful in the world. A spokesperson for the US embassy in Rabat said that USAID has given Morocco 10.7 million dollars in support of its coronavirus response. It is […]
Morocco is looked at as a trusted security partner by global powers as it modernizes its forces and steps up exercises at sea, land and air, the most recent took place with France and the US. During the last few weeks, Morocco hosted off its coasts major bilateral military exercises with France and later with […]
The extension and conversion works of the Institute Specializing in Aeronautics and Airport Logistics Trades (ISMALA) in Nouaceur, near Casablanca, were launched on Thursday. The works are co-financed by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) which invested in the project 59.5 million DH ($6.6 million) through its MCA-Morocco “Charaka Fund”. Morocco’s Office for Vocational […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy and Air Forces are participating with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in a maritime exercise aimed at enhancing their joint interoperability to advance US-Morocco interests, security and stability in Europe and Africa. Code-named “Lightning Handshake”, the exercise, which is taking place during this first week of March, includes several […]
Since he assumed power in January, US President Joe Biden has received several letters from politicians, MPs, elected representatives, and civil society activists from the United States, Europe, Africa and Latin American, expressing backing to the US recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara and underscoring that the resolution of the Sahara conflict will ensure […]