La seguridad del Sahel, objetivo común para los servicios de inteligencia marroquí y norteamericano

As a result of talks between the intelligence agencies of the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States in June last year, the leaderships of both organisations have met again, this time in Morocco, to continue with the plans set out. Among the main joint goals are to curb the activity of terrorist organisations in the Sahel region and to seek a balance of forces and relations between the countries in the area for greater prosperity.

In addition, the cooperatives evaluated the results of the proposals that were first raised at the meetings held last summer, which were attended by the US Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, along with Christopher Wray, Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to an official statement from the Moroccan Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).

This time, the Director of the American Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, met with the Director of Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, in his office in Rabat. The meeting between the two leaders of the Alawi and American national security was attended by partners from both sides, notably Puneet Talwar, the US ambassador to Morocco.

In the face of continued attacks and attempts by terrorist militias to intrude into North Africa in order to reach European soil, it is the lack of security in the region that poses the risks and challenges. Coalition efforts are primarily based on monitoring and surveillance of the activities of these jihadist organisations in order to anticipate their operations, which has already saved untold numbers of lives.

The constant talks between the two administrations show, in the eyes of the region as a whole, that the future of the citizens of the Sahel and Western Sahara lies in the search for allies that offer support such as that provided by the United States.

Relations between Washington and Rabat are reaching unprecedented heights that are making the North African country one of the main drivers of wealth on the African continent. While the Rabat regime is already a leader in many areas of the economy, this partnership with the United States is making Morocco one of the military powers to watch in the near future.

The ongoing rapprochement between America and its partners in North Africa is intensifying and shows how closely the DGST and the US Central Intelligence Agency coordinate their security and intelligence efforts. According to the press release issued by the DGST, it also supports the two sides' shared desire to strengthen their relationship and coordination bilaterally.

Americas Coordinator: Jose Antonio Sierra