Algeria’s stand against collective regional security efforts stands in stark contrast to Morocco’s support for multilateralism in countering the terrorist threat in the region. On the backdrop of recently improved relations with Mauritania, Morocco considers Sahel security an extension of its own security. The kingdom identified border security, food security, social development, military training, and religious training for imams as key areas of action in the Sahel. During the G5 Sahel group’s December 2018 meeting, Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani announced Moroccan plans to support the Priority Investment Program. Morocco’s increasing economic integration with Sub-Saharan Africa implies an increasing security engagement in the Sahel where cross-border counter-terrorism action is more needed than ever.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 31, 2019 16:18 UTC