King Mohammed VI spoke by telephone on Sunday, January 31, with the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. On the agenda of the discussions: the strategic projects between the two countries, particularly the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline and the creation of a fertilizer production plant in Nigeria.
Morocco and Israel will very soon set up working groups. These think tanks will help intensify cooperation between the two countries, after the normalization of relations last December.
Morocco is advocating for cooperation with Algeria in order to overcome the terrorist threat that looms over the two countries in particular and all the countries of the Sahel region in general.
Cherkaoui Habboub, current director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) , regrets "the total lack of security cooperation with Algeria" in the fight against terrorism, while the phenomenon "threatens [...] all the countries in the Sahel region".
The Morocco-Spain summit scheduled for December 17 last could be postponed again due to the health crisis related to the coronavirus. At least, that would be the official reason.
An association has unofficially obtained a copy of the official document relating to the Franco-Moroccan agreement facilitating the return of unaccompanied minors, which has not yet been made public, and denounces potential "authoritarian measures of removal". For its part, the French Ministry of Justice is reassuring.
The military cooperation between Morocco and the United States of America is a concern for the two countries. This is the context in which the three-day working visit to Rabat of the US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs, Anthony Tata, at the head of a large military delegation, takes place.
Morocco is fighting to be the best militarily equipped country in Africa. Supported by Washington, the kingdom is preparing to acquire a host of military equipment.
The relationship between Morocco and Spain benefits from a solidity in view of the seriousness and the great ambitions that characterize them. The Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, stressed that the two states are "reliable partners for a long time".
Things are taking shape for the opening of the American market to products from the Moroccan Sahara. Morocco and the United States intend to revise their free trade agreement.
Barely restored the normalization of the kingdom’s relations with Israel, that the Ministry of Tourism covets the Israeli market. This speed is part of its strategy to revive the sector, which has plummeted since the start of the health crisis.
The Moroccan-Saudi Business Council is working to strengthen economic and commercial cooperation and partnership between the business communities of the two countries. The issue was at the center of a working meeting.