Morocco and the United States are already preparing for this year’s Africa Lion military exercises and for this purpose the military met today and will do so tomorrow in Agadir. The zones One of the cities chosen was Mahbes, near the border with Algeria.
A statement from the General Command of the Royal Armed Forces said, according to Moroccan digital sources, that representatives of the Royal Armed Forces and the US armed forces, as well as a dozen partner countries, were involved in the planning work for the maneuvers, which celebrates its twentieth edition this year.
This meeting – he adds – will allow those responsible for planning to determine the methods of implementing the various activities of the African Lion 2024 exercise. It highlights that these activities include training related to specific operational areas, a senior management planning exercise, multiple and joint armed maneuvers, as well as civil and military activities, as well as decontamination exercises (nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical).
African Lion 2024, taking place from May 20 to 31 in the regions of Agadir, Tan Tan, Mahbes, Tata, Kenitra, Ben Guerir and Tifnit, Its aim is to develop technical skills and cooperation between the Royal Armed Forces and the armed forces of the participating countries, as well as training in the planning and management of operations.