Agadir hosts 2025 African Lion final planning meeting
DR
Estimated read time: 1'
The General Staff of the South Zone is hosting the final planning meeting for the 21st African Lion 2025 exercise from February 24 to 28 in Agadir.
According to a press release from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), the meeting brings together representatives from the FAR, the United States Armed Forces, and several allied nations to finalize preparations for the various activities planned for this edition.
These activities will include training in multiple operational fields, planning exercises for participating officers, and Nuclear, Radiological, Biological, and Chemical (NRBC) decontamination drills, as well as joint military maneuvers.
The 21st African Lion exercise will also incorporate humanitarian and social initiatives alongside the military drills.
Scheduled to take place from May 12 to 23, 2025, in Agadir, Tan-Tan, Tiznit, Kenitra, Benguerir, and Tifnit, the exercise aims to strengthen military cooperation between Morocco and the United States, enhance interoperability, and improve multinational intervention capabilities—ultimately contributing to regional security, peace, and stability.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Ya Biladi
23-05-2025
- Ya Biladi
Dakhla demolishes iconic city gate as part of major urban upgrade
DR Estimated read time: 1' A two-arched gate, long considered a landmark at the northern entrance of Dakhla, has been demolished. Videos shared by local news outlets show a bulldozer tearing down the gate located on Al Walae Street on Thursday evening. The demolition of this iconic arch is part of ongoing renovation works aimed at upgrading Al Walae Street, along with other important areas of the city, according to local media reports. Al Walae Street, where the arch once stood, is set to be expanded to alleviate traffic congestion on this vital road that connects Dakhla to surrounding provinces. Additionally, several green spaces will be created along the street, adding a distinctive charm to the city's entrance, local sources write. Back in April, Le360 reported that the facelift of Al Walae Boulevard includes roadworks budgeted at 282 million MAD, as well as the installation of public lighting costing 69 million MAD.
Maroc
14-05-2025
- Maroc
General Staff Celebrates 69th Anniversary of FAR
A ceremony was held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in Rabat, on the 69th anniversary of the creation of the FAR. Chaired by Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, FAR Inspector General and Commander of South Zone, the ceremony was marked by the raising of the national colors and the reading of the Order of the Day addressed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of FAR, to officers, non-commissioned officers and privates. In this Order of the Day, the Sovereign stated that the 69th anniversary of the creation of the Royal Armed Forces is 'a renewed national opportunity to remember, with greater gratitude and deference, the memory of its founder who laid the first milestones, the Father of the Nation, Our Grandfather, the fighting King, the late His Majesty Mohammed V, may God sanctify His soul, and His companion in battle, Our August father, the late His Majesty King Hassan II, may God rest his soul, who took care to consolidate the foundations of our Armed Forces, to equip, train and qualify them so that they could fully carry out the missions entrusted to them.' His Majesty the King also stressed that 'this anniversary — so dear to Us — shall remain one of the remarkable milestones in the History of our Homeland, which We, as Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, celebrate with pride, reiterating to you, all ranks, officers, non-commissioned officers and privates, women and men, and all corps, land, air, naval and Royal Gendarmerie, Our immense benevolence and solicitude for the colossal efforts and enormous sacrifices you constantly make in defense of the Homeland and its territorial integrity.' 'We seize this opportunity to welcome the laudable achievements of military service, as a national project that offers young Moroccan men and women the opportunity to fulfill their national duty, by taking advantage of the material and moral resources of the military institution, which enable them to imbibe the values of discipline, perseverance, endurance and self-negation, in addition to training in various fields and specialties that will enable them to enter the job market and contribute to the renaissance of their country and society, while taking pride in their belonging, their Moroccan identity, their country's history and glories, and loyalty to their King and the constants of their Nation,' HM the King said. The Sovereign noted that 'the accelerating changes taking place in the world, the growing challenges posed by the current situation and the unprecedented regional and international disruptions they generate, as well as the resulting cross-border security and criminal threats, require our Royal Armed Forces to arm themselves with wisdom, vigilance and in-depth knowledge, so that they can constantly adapt to these new developments and be ready to face them with insight, firmness and professionalism.' 'To keep pace with these changes, His Majesty's attention had to be focused, continuously and precisely, on the development and enrichment of military training programs and the improvement of scientific training curricula, both theoretical and practical, within our higher institutes and military training centers,' HM the King said. The Sovereign also pointed out that 'Preserving the accomplishments We have achieved requires us to continue mobilizing, with the same determination and the same degree of loyalty, to consolidate the strength and resilience of Our Army, equipping it with high-performance and operational means, while enabling its command staff and personnel to improve their material and moral achievements, and providing and bringing closer the necessary social and medical services to their families and loved ones.' On this occasion, several officers, non-commissioned officers and privates were decorated with Wissams which were awarded to them by HM the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the FAR. The ceremony was also marked by the organization of a military parade in which detachments of the Headquarters Battalion under the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces took part. The 69th anniversary of the creation of the Royal Armed Forces provides an opportunity to underscore the major accomplishments achieved by the FAR, since their creation in 1956 by the late HM King Mohammed V, setting it up as a model of operational efficiency, strategic innovation and international influence for an institution resolutely committed to modernization and which continues to embody, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the FAR, the supreme values of loyalty, discipline and dedication. MAP: 14 mai 2025
Morocco World
14-05-2025
- Morocco World
Morocco Celebrates 69th Anniversary of FAR Creation
Rabat – Morocco is celebrating today the 69th anniversary of the creation of its Royal Armed Forces (FAR). King Mohammed VI addressed an order of the day to officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, recognizing Morocco's military efforts and their contribution to the country's safety and stability. The King, who is the Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of FAR, said that the celebration marks an opportunity to stress the country's pride of all men and women in all corps of the military and royal gendarmerie for the enormous sacrifices they constantly make in defense of Morocco and its territorial integrity. 'We would like to address Our greetings and the expression of Our esteem and pride to all the members of Our Royal Armed Forces, the Royal Gendarmerie, the National Security and Auxiliary Forces, who watch over our land, air and sea borders, day and night, as well as to the various units in our Moroccan Sahara, for their dedication in fulfilling their sacred duty to protect the unity of the Homeland and its security, giving full meaning to the values of solid cohesion that characterize all Moroccans in the defense of their first national cause,' the King said. He added that the order of the day is an opportunity to welcome the achievements of military service and their contribution to risk management and post-natural disasters intervention, rescue and salvage operations as well as medical services. The monarch also cited the challenges and unprecedented regional and international disruptions, calling for vigilance as well as in-depth knowledge to tackle them with fitness and professionalism. To address similar challenges, the King recalled the importance of military training programs as well as the improvement of scientific training curriculum within higher institutions and military training centers. Morocco's military has been engaged in several international training across the world. One of the major training is Africa's largest military maneuver known as the African Lion, which the country hosts annually for 21 years. The 21st edition is now ongoing in Morocco, in the participation of many US military representatives as well as others from across the world. Morocco has also been strengthening its military by acquiring state-of-the-art equipment, with the US being the major exporter of arms to the North African country. As part of this military modernization campaign, Morocco received in March the first batch of AH-64 Apache helicopters. According to the latest Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, Morocco's military spending increased by 2.6% in 2024, reaching $5.5 billion. In January, Global Firepower's latest report ranked Morocco as the 59th most powerful military worldwide in 2025, out of 145 countries assessed. The country comes 7th on the African continent, following Egypt (19th globally), Algeria (26th), South Africa (40th), Nigeria (36th), Ethiopia (52th), and Angola (56th). According to the report, FAR includes 200,000 active-duty personnel, 150,000 reservists, and 50,000 parliamentary forces. Over 15 million individuals are eligible for military service, offering a significant pool for recruitment and mobilization, according to the report. Tags: 2018 Morocco military rankingAfrican Lion Military Exercise
