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MOROCCO

Rabat switches from mines to drones to secure border with Algiers

The sand wall in Western Sahara.
The sand wall in Western Sahara. © Patrick Hertzog/Story & Brands
With diplomatic relations with Algeria suspended since August, Morocco has been going ahead with changes to the arrangements for protecting the very strategic border with its neighbour, in part by conducting large-scale mine-clearing operations in order to recover farmable land. The surveillance of this zone, beyond which the Polisario separatists are based, is increasingly being taken care of by drones and sensors. [...] (515 words)
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MOROCCO 24/09/2021

Mohammed VI ensures continuity in Sahara and Washington with General El Farouk 

Belkhir El Farouk, the new commander of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces, will continue in his role as commander of the southern zone, where he has met with success. The general is also a key figure in defence cooperation with Washington. [...]
General Belkhir El Farouk (left), with General Andrew M. Rohling (US Army Southern European Task) during the African Lion exercises on 7 June 2021.
General Belkhir El Farouk (left), with General Andrew M. Rohling (US Army Southern European Task) during the African Lion exercises on 7 June 2021. © FAR/Story & Brands
Fouad Ali El Himma, during the reception offered to King Mohammed VI by Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali, October 19, 2016. © Story & Brands
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MOROCCO 07/06/2021

From Western Sahara to broadcasting, royal adviser El Himma in sole charge at the Palace 

Mohammed VI's political adviser Fouad Ali El Himma beat the king's foreign affairs advisers to the punch when he initiated the confrontational approach currently being taken by Morocco on Western Sahara. He is also set to outflank his great rival, the king's private secretary Mounir El Majidi, on reforming the TV broadcasting sector. [...]

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