The Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, David Greene, announced that his country is determined to support the development of sport in Morocco. The disclosure was made to the AS Salé team participating in a continental basketball competition in Rwanda.
King Mohammed VI was congratulated on Wednesday by the United States, which praised the personal and remarkable commitment of the sovereign to the climate.
Since March 2019, the negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario regarding the Sahara have stalled. A delay that is too long in the eyes of American diplomacy, which is demanding that UN Secretary-General António Guterres appoint a new envoy to resume the discussions.
Military maneuvers will take place in the Moroccan Sahara as part of the African Lion 21 exercises scheduled for next June. A first.
Morocco has not been invited to the climate summit organized by the United States, even though it is recognized as a leader in Africa on climate issues. In total, 40 world leaders, including five African presidents, will participate in this meeting.
U.S. President Joe Biden intends to maintain his predecessor’s policy on exports of armed drones to more foreign countries, confirming the sale of four drones to Morocco . The kingdom had negotiated this acquisition as part of the normalization of its relations with Israel.
The American airline Delta Airlines now displays the complete map of Morocco including the territory of the Sahara. This reinforces the decree recognizing the United States’ sovereignty over the kingdom.
For a few years now, Morocco has been investing in the modernization and strengthening of its army. With the support of the United States, its privileged partner and main supplier of military equipment, the kingdom has acquired several models of the latest generation Abrams tanks.
The French political scientist, specialist in the Arab world and Islam in the West, Gilles Kepel, rules out any change in the American position on the Sahara issue. The predecessor of Joe Biden had signed, on December 10, 2020, a decree recognizing American sovereignty of Morocco over the Sahara.
For several years, Morocco has been waging a relentless and constant fight against terrorism in the Sahelo-Saharan region. In this context, it has forged partnerships with several major powers, including the United States.
Delegations representing two American industrial groups are expressing interest in Moroccan cannabis following the adoption of bill 13-21 relating to its legal use. They have organized a prospecting mission in the north of the kingdom.
The Moroccan Amal El Fallah Serghrouchni, well known in the world of artificial intelligence, is nominated for the Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards. Currently a member of the UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology, she is ranked in the "Woman of the Year" category.