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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
MOROCCO Diplomacy 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. [...]
Aguila Salah Issa, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Khalifa Haftar (from left to right) met in Cairo, on 14 september.
Aguila Salah Issa, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Khalifa Haftar (from left to right) met in Cairo, on 14 september. © Egyptian Presidency/AFP
Spotlight LIBYA EGYPT Diplomacy 21/09/2021

To avoid clashing with Erdogan, Sisi plans to reduce his support to Haftar 

After having long been an unconditional supporter of Khalifa Haftar, the Egyptian president is now ready to accept a median solution. He wants to avoid a direct confrontation with Turkey and devote his energy to other crises, particularly the one over Ethiopia's dam project on the River Nile. [...]

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