Ethiopia and Morocco signed a military cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening defense ties through joint training, exercises, scientific research and military health programs. Ethiopia’s Defense Minister Aisha Mohammed Mussa and Abdellatif Loudiyi, Morocco’s minister in charge of the National Defense Administration signed the accord on June 17, 2025, in Rabat, Morocco. “Both Ethiopia and Morocco have committed to cooperating on the peace and security of Africa,” Maj. Gen. Teshome Gemechu, Ethiopia’s director-general of external relations and military cooperation, told Addis Media Network. Morocco has sought to deepen ties with Sub-Saharan Africa in recent years, particularly since it rejoined the African Union in 2017. Ethiopia and Morocco share security goals such as stopping the spread of terror groups and shutting down organized crime networks that operate in North Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 23, 2026 18:16 UTC