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Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

2004 – 2024

CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS OF WORK BY SAID EL MANSOUR CHERKAOUI DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO


My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA – First Moroccan Muslim Contractor of Public Transport in Early 1920 – Twenties of 20th Century: Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui at 24 was the First Muslim Transporter in Morocco By Dr.  Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Son of Moulay Ahmed CherkaouiFather of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui Said El Mansour Cherkaoui PARENTAL HERITAGE OF MOROCCAN NATIONALISM This is Haj Ahmed Cherkaoui All … Continue reading My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui


COLLECTION OF SAID EL MANSOUR CHERKAOUI PUBLICATIONS ON THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO


Updated on 7/24/2024 to Celebrate 20 years of Commitment and Work by Dr. Said El Mansour working on the relationship between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Morocco

2004 – 2024

CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS OF WORK BY SAID EL MANSOUR CHERKAOUI DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO

Moroccan High-Ranking Government Officials Blessing Frisco Bay

Moroccan High-Ranking Government Officials Blessing Frisco Bay May 11, 2024, Moroccan Trade Mission in Silicon Valley – California – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. ★ Senior Policy and Business Adviser ★ Consultant ★ News Executive Editor ★ Public Speaker ★ … Continue reading


Investment and Trade Moroccan Delegation in USA

Dear Moroccan Professionals in the Silicon Valley, Looking forward to welcoming you!Venue will be shared shortly. ★ Morocco ★ USA ★ California ★ International Relations by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui ★ TRI CK USA By Said El Mansour … Continue reading


Moroccans Meeting in the United States of America

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Welcoming His Excellency Si Mohcine Jazouli, the Minister of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies « Thrilled to have convened an inspiring gathering in Silicon Valley, bringing together Moroccan professionals from diverse sectors. Proud of such a dynamic community and excited for the future collaborations ahead !» Declaration by His … Continue reading


Morocco Flying Clouds from Palo Alto, Silicon Valley to Marrakech, GITEX AFRICA

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. ★ Strategic Catalyst Driving U.S.-Morocco-Africa Investment, Trade, and Business Development ★ Senior Policy Adviser in International Affairs ★ Accomplished Public Speaker ★ Distinguished News Executive Editor ★ 95 articles May 28, 2024 … Continue reading



A Collection of Articles on Morocco and United States Relationships Written and Published by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui can be accessed and reviewed in the following publications ★ Morocco ★ USA ★ California ★ International Relations ★

Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship

The Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship was sealed by Mohammed III, signed by Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and ratified by the U.S. Congress on July 18, 1787. Arabic text reads: الحمد لله هذا تقييد ش… More

USMO: United States and Morocco

Initially published on December 1, 2023, 5:45 AM – Updated on 6/11/2024 at 5:45 PM Morocco By Said El Mansour Cherkaoui… Continue reading

Morocco Profile: Investment and Trade Trends

Morocco and United States Trade Relations Morocco is located in Northwestern Africa and is slightly geographically larger than California. The capital of Morocco is Rabat, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. Morocco has a population of 34.37 million people and a gross domestic product (GDP) of $100.6 billion. Due to its proximity to Europe … Continue reading Morocco Profile: Investment and Trade Trends

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: Mr. International

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is a multifaceted individual with a diverse range of interests and accomplishments Promotion of Investment in Morocco: Trade and Investment: Based in Northern California, USA, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is actively involved in promoting, inviting, and encouraging investment in Morocco … Continue reading

United States of America and Kingdom of Morocco

Morocco and United States Trade Relations by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui December 29, 2020 U.S. Trade and Investment with Morocco Revitalized by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui December 25, 2020 Lire la suite United States of America and Kingdom of Morocco→

Prospects of the US and Morocco Relation

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Executive Editor, October 25, 2020 United States’ Ambassador to Morocco, Mr David Fischer … Continue reading Prospects of the US and Morocco Relation 

United States and California Relations with Morocco

The Moroccan-American friendship up-to-this date [2019] has lasted more than 240 years: The Barbary Treaties 1786-1816 Treaty with Morocco June 28 and July 15, 1786 Continue reading

Morocco and United States Trade Relations

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and His Global Interactions and Endeavors Morocco has ratified 71 bilateral investment treaties for the promotion and protection of investments and 60 economic agreements – including with the United States and most EU nations– that aim to eliminate the double taxation of income or gains.  Morocco is the only country on the African continent with … Continue reading December 29, 2020

U.S. Trade and Investment with Morocco Revitalized

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, 12/25/2020 – Northern California Office The US DFC has made several announcements signifying its efforts to expand into Morocco – including the opening of a new Prosper Africa regional office … Continue reading U.S. Trade and Investment with Morocco Revitalized 

US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, January 2, 2018 The Morocco Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) went into effect on January 1, 2006.  Under the agreement most Moroccan goods enter the United States duty free and virtually all will enter free by the time it is fully implemented on January 1, 2023. The Morocco FTA does NOT provide … Continue Reading →

Made in Morocco with Moroccan Legacy

Dr. Cherkaoui & Center for International Trade Development ★ CITD in Morocco

And Still Counting and Adding More Years
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USA and Morocco: Trade Profile – ★ CHRNIQUE  CHERKAUI

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has organized several trade missions in California, North and Sub Saharan Africa, China, https://chroniquecherkaoui.wordpress.com/usamorocco-tradeprofile/

Maroc Morocco المغرب Marruecos Марокко 摩洛哥 Publications Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Dans les publications présentes dans cette page, le but principal demeure la participation dans le débat national sur le devenir du Maroc et la réalisation d’un authentique, équitable et juste progrès social dont les Marocaines et les Marocains de toutes les confessions et cultures sont les premiers et les ultimes bénéficiaires tout en étant les … Lire la Suite →

US – Morocco Free Trade Agreement

The Morocco Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) went into effect on January 1, 2006.  Under the agreement most Moroccan goods enter the United States duty free and virtually all will enter free by the time it is fully implemented on January 1, 2023. The Morocco FTA does NOT provide a merchandise processing fee (MPF) exemption. Value … Lire la suite US – Morocco Free Trade Agreement

Invest Morocco

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO – TRI CK USA supports you in your trade and investment projects, whatever their form: Export, Import, Business Representation, Translation and Negotiation New sites, extensions, industrial or technological partnerships, acquisitions or financial investments Morocco’s Favorite Destination for International Investment BE SMART : CHOOSE MOROCCO ! Here is an overview of Morocco’s investment … Continue reading


★ Morocco ★ USA ★ California ★ International Relations by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui ★

BE SMART : CHOOSE THE ROAD TO MOROCCO ! Here is an overview of Morocco’s investment and economic environment that we hope will enhance your interest in developing trade, financial, and cultural relationships with the Moroccan people. 📷TRI CONSULTING KYOTO – TRI CK USA supports you in your investment projects, whatever their form: new sites, … Continue reading★

Trade and Diplomacy: USA and Morocco 

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui The U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed in 2006, made Morocco the first African country to sign such an agreement with the United States. Such action has renewed the privilege that Morocco had to be the first … Continue reading Trade and Diplomacy: USA and Morocco  December 16, 2020

MAFTA – Morocco Free Trade Agreement

Editor: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Ph.D. The Morocco Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) went into effect on January 1, 2006. Under the agreement most Moroccan goods enter the United Continue reading  

Trade  MOROCCO  USA 

Articles on Morocco – USA Relations by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Trade and Diplomacy: USA and Morocco  Said El…Continue Reading →


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Dr. Cherkaoui organized and presented Multiple International Conferences in Collaboration with the US Department of Commerce, the US Small Business Department, the US Small Business Association, the 2 East Bay and Bay Area Centers for International Trade Development, and other local business professional representative organizations and the Chambers of Commerce around the Bay Area of San Francisco … Continue reading Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences


Morocco★USA★California★China

USA place and position in the global marketplace … Continue reading

US – Morocco Free Trade Agreement

and keep adding new years to this First Recognition of the Newly Independent United States of America by the Kingdom of Morocco

The Morocco Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) was enacted on January 1, 2006.  Under the agreement, most Moroccan goods enter the United States duty-free free and virtually all will enter free by the time it is fully implemented on January 1, 2023. The Morocco FTA does NOT provide a merchandise processing fee (MPF) exemption. Value … Lire la suite

Morocco and California Trade

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, December 16, 2020 California exported to Morocco $116.9 million in 2019 and $111 million of worth of goods. … Continue reading Morocco and California Trade 

Treaty of Peace & Friendship 1787 Between Morocco and The United States

To all persons to whom these presents shall come or be made known- WHEREAS the United States of America in Congress assembled by their
Commission bearing date the twelfth day of May One Thousand, Seven-Hundred and Eighty-Four thought proper to constitute John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson their Ministers Plenipotentiary, giving to them or a Majority of them full powers to confer, treat & negotiate with the Ambassador, Minister or Commissioner of His Majesty the Emperor of Morocco concerning a Treaty of Amity and Commerce, to make & receive propositions for such Treaty and to conclude and sign the same, transmitting to the United States in Congress assembled for their final Ratification.

And by one other commission bearing date the Eleventh day of March One-Thousand Seven-hundred & Eighty-five did further empower the said
Ministers Plenipotentiary or a majority of them, by writing under the hands and Seals to appoint such agent in the said business as they might think proper with authority under the directions and instruction of the said Ministers to commence & prosecute the said Negotiations & Conferences for the said Treaty provided that the said Treaty should be signed by Ministers: And Whereas, We the said John Adams & Thomas Jefferson two of the said Ministers Plenipotentiary (the said Benjamin Franklin being absent) by writing under the Hand and Seal of the said John Adams at London, October fifth, One-thousand Seven-hundred and Eighty-five, & of the said Thomas Jefferson at Paris October the Eleventh of the same year, did appoint Thomas Barclay, Agent in the business aforesaid, giving him the Powers therein, which by the said second commission we were authorized go give, and the said Thomas Barclay in pursuance thereof, bath arranged Articles for a Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the
United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Morocco & sealed with His Royal Seal, being translated into the language of said United States of America, together with the Attestations thereto annexed are in the following words, To Wit:

In the name of Almighty God.

This is a Treaty of Peace and Friendship established between us and the United States of America, which is confirmed, and which we have ordered to be written in the Book and sealed with our Royal Seal at our Court of Morocco in the Twenty-Fifth day of the blessed month of Shaban, in the year One-Thousand Two-hundred, trusting in God it will remain permanent.

ARTICLE 1

We declare that both Parties have agreed that this Treaty consisting of twenty five Articles shall be inserted in this Book and delivered to the Honorable Thomas Barclay, the Agent of the United States now at our Court, with whose Approbation it has been made and who is duly authorized on their part, to treat with us concerning all the matters contained therein.

ARTICLE 2

If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whatever, the other party shall not take a commission from the enemy nor fight under their colors.

ARTICLE 3

If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whatever and take a prize belonging to that nation, and there shall be found on board subjects or effects belonging to either of the parties, the subjects shall be set at liberty and the effect returned to the owners. And if any goods belonging to any nation, with whom either the parties shall be at war, shall be loaded on vessels belonging to the other party, they shall pass free and unmolested without any attempt being made to take or detain them.

ARTICLE 4

A signal or pass shall be given to all vessels belonging to both parties, by which they are to be known when they meet at sea, and if the commander of a ship of war of either party shall have other ships under his convoy, the Declaration of the commander shall alone be sufficient to exempt any of them from examination.

ARTICLE 5

If either of the parties shall be at war, and shall meet a vessel at sea, belonging to the other, it is agreed that if an examination is to be made, it shall be done by sending a boat with two or three men only, and if any gun shall be bread and injury done without reason, the offending party shall make good all damages.

ARTICLE 6

If any Moor shall bring citizens of the United States or their effects to His Majesty, the citizens shall immediately be set at liberty and the effects restored, and in like manner, if any Moor not a subject of the dominions shall make prize of any of the citizens of America or their effects and bring them into any of the ports of His Majesty, they shall be immediately released, as they will be considered as under His Majesty’s Protection.

ARTICLE 7

If any vessel of either party shall put into a port of the other and have occasion for provisions or other supplies, they shall be furnished without any interruption or molestation.

ARTICLE 8

If any vessel of the United States shall meet with a disaster at sea and put into one of our ports to repairs, she shall be at liberty to land and reload her cargo, without paying any duty whatever.

ARTICLE 9

If any Vessel of the Untied States shall be cast on Shore on any Part of our Coasts, she shall remain at the disposition of the Owners and no one shall attempt going near her without their Approbation, as she is then considered particularly under our Protection; and if any Vessel of the United States shall be forced to put in to our Ports, by Stress of weather or otherwise, she shall not be compelled to land her Cargo, but shall remain in tranquility until the Commander shall think proper to proceed on his Voyage.

ARTICLE 10

If any Vessel of either of the Parties shall have an engagement with a Vessel belonging to any of the Christian Powers within gunshot of the Forts of the other, the Vessel so engaged shall be defended and protected as much as possible until she is in safety; and if any American Vessel shall be cast on shore on the Coast of Wadnoon or any Coast thereabout, the People to her shall be protected, and assisted until by the help of God, they shall be sent to their Country.

ARTICLE 11

If we shall be at War with any Christian Power and any of our Vessels sail from the Ports of the United States, no Vessel belonging to the enemy shall follow until twenty four hours after the Departure of our Vessels; and the same Regulation shall be observed towards the American Vessels sailing from our Ports be the enemies Moors or Christians.

ARTICLE 12

If any ship of war belonging to the United States shall put into any of our ports, she shall not be examined on any pretense whatever, even though she should have fugitive slaves on board, nor shall the governor or commander of the place compel them to be brought on shore on any pretext, nor require any payment for them.

ARTICLE 13

If a ship of war of either party shall put into a port of the other and salute, it shall be returned from the fort with an equal number of guns, not with more or less.

ARTICLE 14

The commerce with the United States shall be on the same footing as is the commerce with Spain, or as that with the most favored nation for the time being; and their citizens shall be respected and esteemed, and have full liberty to pass and repass our country and seaports whenever they please, without interruption.

ARTICLE 15

Merchants of both countries shall employ only such interpreters, and such other persons to assist them in their business, as they shall think proper. No commander of a vessel shall transport his cargo on board another vessel; he shall not be detained in port longer than he may think proper; and all persons employed in loading or unloading goods, or in any labor whatever, shall be paid at the customary rates, not more and not less.

ARTICLE 16

In case of a war between the parties, the prisoners are not to be made slaves, but to be exchanged one for another, captain for captain, officer for officer, and one private man for another; and if there shall prove a deficiency on either side, it shall be made up by the payment of one hundred Mexican dollars for each person wanting. And it is agreed that all prisoners shall be exchanged in twelve months from the time of their being taken, and that this exchange may be effected by a merchant or any other person authorized of by either of the parties.

ARTICLE 17

Merchants shall not be compelled to buy or sell any kind of goods but such as they shall think proper; and may buy and sell all sorts of merchandize but such as are prohibited to the other Christian nations.

ARTICLE 18

All goods shall be weighed and examined before they are sent on board , and to avoid all detention of vessels, no examination shall afterwards be made, unless it shall first be proved that contraband goods have been sent on board, in which case, the persons who took the contraband goods on board, shall be punished according to the usage and custom of the country, and no other person whatever shall be injured, nor shall the ship or cargo incur any penalty or damage whatever.

ARTICLE 19

No vessel shall be detained import on any pretense whatever, nor be obliged to take on board on any articles without the consent of the commander, who shall be at full liberty to agree for the freight of any goods he takes on board.

ARTICLE 20

If any of the citizens of the Untied States, or any persons under their protection, shall have any disputes with each other, the consul shall decide between the parties, and whenever the consul shall require any aid or assistance from our government, to enforce his decisions, it shall be immediately granted to him.

ARTICLE 21

If any citizen of the Untied States should kill or wound a Moor, or, on the contrary, if a Moor shall kill or wound a citizen of the United States, the law of the country shall take place, and equal justice shall be rendered, the consul assisting at the trial; and if any delinquent shall make his escape, the consul shall not be answerable for him in any manner whatever.

ARTICLE 22

If an American citizen shall die in our country, and no will shall appear, the consul shall take possession of hi affects; and if there shall be no consul, the effects shall be deposited in the hands of some person worthy of trust, until the party shall appear, who has right to demand them; but if the heir to the person deceased be present, the property shall be delivered to him without interruptions; and if a will shall appear, the property shall descend agreeable to that will as soon as the consul shall declare the validity thereof.

ARTICLE 23

The consuls of the United States of America, shall reside in any port of our dominions that they shall think proper; and they shall be respected, and enjoy all the privileges which the consuls of any other nation enjoy; and if any of the citizens of the United States shall contract any debts or engagements, the consul shall not be in any manner accountable for them, unless he shall have given a promise in writing for the payment or fulfilling thereof, without which promise in writing, no application to him for any redress shall be made.

ARTICLE 24

If any differences shall arise by either party infringing on any of the articles of this treaty, peace and harmony shall remain notwwithstanding, in the fullest force, until a friendly application shall be made for an arrangement, and until that application shall be rejected, no appeal shall be made to arms. And if a war shall break out between the parties nine months shall be granted to all the subjects of both parties, to dispose of their effects and retire with their property. And it is further declared, that whatever indulgences, in trade or otherwise, shall be granted to any of the Christian Powers, the citizens of the United States shall be equally entitled to them.

ARTICLE 25

This treaty shall continue in full force, with the help of God, for fifty years. We delivered this book into the hands of the before mentioned Thomas Barclay, on the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan, in the year one thousand two hundred.
I certify that the annexed is a true copy of the translation made by Isaac Cardoza Nunez, interpreter at Morocco, of the treaty between the Emperor of Morocco and the United States of America.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLE

Grace to the only God.

I, the under-written, the servant of God, Taher Ben Abdelkack Fennish, do certify, that His Imperial Majesty, my master, (whom God preserve), having concluded a treaty of peace and commerce with the United States of America, has ordered me, the better to complete, it, and in addition of the tenth article of the treaty, to declare, “That if any vessel belonging to the United States, shall be in any of the ports of his Majesty’s dominions, or within gun-shot of his forts, she shall be protected as much as possible; and no vessel whatever, belonging either to Moorish or Christian Powers, with whom the United States may be at war, shall be permitted to follow or engage her, as we now deem the citizens of America our good friends.”

And, in obedience to this Majesty’s commands, I certify this declaration, by putting my hand and seal to it, on the eighteenth day of Ramadan, (a) in the year one thousand two hundred. The servant of the King, my master, whom God preserve.

TAHER BEN ABDELKACK FENNISH.

I do certify that the above is a true copy of the translation made at Morocco, by Isaac Cordoza Nunez, interpreter, of a declaration made and signed by Sidi Hage Taher Fennish, in addition to the treaty between the Emperor of Morocco and the United States of America, which declaration the said Taher Fennish made by the express directions of his Majesty.

THOMAS BARCLAY.

TREATY WITH MOROCCO. 1787

Now, KNOW YE, That we, the said John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Ministers Plenipotentiary aforesaid, do approve and conclude the said treaty, and every article and clause therein contained, reserving the same nevertheless to the Untied States in Congress assembled, for their final ratification.
In testimony whereof, we have signed the same with our names and seals, at the places of our respective residence, and at the dates expressed under our signatures respectively.

JOHN ADAMS, (L.S.)
London, January 25th, 1787.

THOMAS JEFFERSON, (L.S.)
Paris, January 1st, 1787.


Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, a well-known scholar and analyst, has provided valuable insights into the relationship between the United States and Morocco. Here are some key points from his analysis:

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui contributions extend beyond borders, fostering connections and collaborations across continents 4.

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Academic and Research Collaborations:

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui collaborates with universities, research centers, and academic institutions globally.

Joint research projects, student exchanges, and faculty collaborations enhance cross-cultural understanding and knowledge transfer.

1 scholar.google.com – 2 medium.com 

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has been actively involved in various academic collaborations and international conferences.

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Professional Profile at LinkedIn

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has authored 94 articles on LinkedIn providing insights into the influences and challenges arising from the evolution of global affairs and international relations, trade, and business. 2.

LinkedIn Profile: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. ★ Senior Policy and Business Adviser ★ Consultant ★ News Executive Editor ★ Public Speaker ★ February 13, 2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsaidcherkaoui

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s Scholarly Contributions

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s scholarly work extends to areas like international businessinternational developmentbusiness strategy, and entrepreneurship 4. Dr. Cherkaoui academic pursuits include affiliations with institutions such as Université de la Sorbonne, Paris IIIInstitut des Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, and Paris Sciences Po, Grenoble Tate Yoko Research Institute.

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Research and Publications on Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s academic pursuits include research in the fields of economics, finance, and development politics. 

Publication on the Economic Development of Brazil at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique de Paris par Said El Mansour Cherkaoui:
La relation ambivalente entre l’Etat fédéral et les grands groupes d’intérêts privés au Brésil dans la première moitié du XXe siècle,

Auteur: CHERKAOUI, S. El Mansour
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France Source1985, ref : 4 p Type de document Report Langue French Classification Francis 533 Amérique latine / 533-30 Histoire
Discipline Latin america Provenance Inist-CNRS Base de données FRANCIS Identifiant INIST 12001549

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Research and Publications on Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru

“Economie politique du subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930)” delves into the economic dynamics of subcapitalism in Latin America 3.

Thèse de Doctorat de CHERKAOUI Said El Mansour 

Réf ANRT : 13965 – Lille : ANRT, 1993.- 2 mf. ; 403 p., tabl., graph., ill., photogr..- bibliogr. 16 p.
Thèse doctorat : Paris, Univ. Paris 3, IHEAL : 1992
 Economie ; Histoire économique ; Capitalisme ; Libre-échangisme ; Développement inégal ; Relations Nord-Sud ; Siècle 19 ; Siècle 20 : première moitié ; 1830-1930 ; Amérique latine ; Argentine ; Brésil ; Chili ; Pérou
 N° : MF-92/PA03/0099

https://books.google.com/books/about/Economie_politique_du_subcapitalisme_en.html?id=GqOPZwEACAAJ


Field Research in Mexico on North American Free Trade Agreement – 
NAFTA

Publication by the Golden Gate University Review, San Francisco, and Interview of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. Published in France

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A Toutes et Tous les Membres de Notre DIASPORA OF AFRICAN EXECUTIVES

To All Members of Our DIASPORA OF AFRICAN EXECUTIVES

Silver Screen Shot on the Projection of Inter-National and Inter-Cultural Lights

All the pleasure is for my definition of human relationships and joy as my first name indicates to offer you such a shortcut around the World of Business and Regional Human Cultures, which is in fact only the end of the Atlas – The Peak of the Atlas Mountain – the Place of the Birth of my Own Ancestors. The best is still to come.

My writing below is a “personalized” professional testimony conveying a multiplier dedication to adapting to the variety of operational references and responding to the diversity of opportunities and the human environment in which the local business conditions and regional and national practices of the predominant relational culture.

Thus, my roles and office functions were more and encompassed more of the single and simple honorable profession of an actor or director but embraced realistic and surrealistic aspects of global scope while identifying in the panorama of the territorial affairs of California and the United States of America – Designed in California and Made in the USA and presented by Said Cherkaoui Ph.D..

While the international scene and framework on which I continue to this day my stagings and performances remain direct, spontaneous, derived, and driven by my deep desire to lay foundations of rapprochement and bridges of communications between countries distant entities, neighboring entities, and distant organizations as well as individuals from various similar and non-identical backgrounds.

I contributed a lot to the San Francisco World Trade Center and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce for decades both in San Francisco and in Oakland, California, with my work and my achievements on the international level during the period in which I been in the CITD and since then I continue to sail beyond the horizons of the Pacific and other shores in this time close in conjugation and distant in expression.

To conclude in style and combine business with pleasure, I am going to add more salt or spices to my international recipes simmered in English but fashioned in the style of Jacques (without any) Pépin and Paul Bocuse (not from Vaucluse) and where you can also taste the flavor of Senegal (Rahma wa Ghofrane} like other regions of the rest of Africa and this according to your choice first through and in the content of this link which can also give you more appetite for reading my other adjacent, corresponding and complementary publications in the staging of a constructive memory and a renovating present for intelligent solutions adaptable to current challenges, prospective requirements and potential risks, such is the destiny of my work and my contribution to this common destiny of existence.

Do not hesitate to share with me your impressions, remarks, initiatives, and opportunities for transatlantic and trans-African collaboration.

Best wishes to you for success.

À tous les membres de notre DIASPORA OF AFRICAN EXECUTIVES

Capture d’écran argentée sur la projection de lumières inter-nationales et inter-culturelles

Cliché sur la Projection de Lumières Inter-Nationales et Inter-Culturelles

Tout le plaisir est pour ma definition des rapport humains et de la joie comme mon prénom l’indique de vous offrir un tel raccourci autour du Monde des Affaires et des Cultures Humaines Régionales, qui n’est en fait que le bout de l’Atlas – The Peak of the Atlas Mountain – the Place of the Birth of my Own Ancestors. The best is still to come.

Mon écrit ci-dessous est un témoignage professionnel “personnalisé” véhiculant une dedication multiplicatrice s’adaptant à la variété des références opérationnelles et répondant à la diversité des opportunités et de l’environnement humain dans lequel s’est traduit et s’est imbibé des conditions locales des affaires [Business] et les pratiques régionales et nationales de la culture relationnelle prédominante.

Ainsi, mes rôles et fonctions d’office étaient plus et s’englobaient davantage de la seule et simple profession honorable d’un acteur ou de metteur en scène mais embrassent des allures réalistes et surréalistes de portée globale tout en s’identifiant dans le panorama des étendues d’affaires territoriales de la Californie et des Etats Unis d’Amérique – Designed in California and Made in USA and presented by Said Cherkaoui Ph.D..

Alors que la scène et la trame internationales sur laquelle je continues jusqu’à ce jour mes mises en scéne et performances demeurent directes, spontanées, dérivées et conduites par mon profond désir d’étaler des fondations de rapprochement et des ponts de communications entre les contrées lointaines, les entités voisines et les organisations distantes ainsi que les individus de divers horizons similaires et non identiques.

I contributed lot to the San Francisco World Trade Center and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce et cela pour des decennies tant a San Francisco qu’a Oakland en Californie, avec mon travail et mes réalisations sur le plan international durant la période ou j’ai été dans le CITD et que depuis lors je continues a voguer par dela les horizons du Pacifique et autres rivages en ce temps proche dans la conjugaison et distant dans l’expression.

Pour conclure en beauté et joindre l’utile a l’agréable, je vais ajouter plus de sel ou d’épices à mes recettes internationales mijotées en Anglais mais façonnées a la Jacques (sans aucun) Pépin et Paul Bocuse (pas du Vaucluse) et oû vous pouvez aussi goûter la saveur du Sénégal (Rahma wa Ghofrane} comme des autres régions du reste de l’Afrique et cela selon votre choix en premier a travers et dans le contenu de ce lien qui pourra aussi vous donner plus d’appétit pour la lecture de mes autres publications adjacentes, correspondantes et complémentaires dans la mise en scène d’une mémoire constructive et d’un présent rénovateur pour des solutions intelligentes adaptables aux défis et courantes, aux exigences prospectives et aux risques potentiels, tel est le destin de mon labeur et de mon apport dans cette destinée commune d’existence.

N’hésitez pas de partager avec moi vos impressions, remarques, initiatives et opportunités de collaboration transatlantique comme transafricaine.

Bien a vous avec mes souhaits de réussite.

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Business, Research, and Academic References

Dr. Barbara Beno Presidente of Vista Community College and Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Consultant at CITD

Indonesia-Africa Forum

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Indonesia – Bali – 2 septembre 2024 – 2ème Forum Indonésie-Afrique, qui se tient du 02 au 03 septembre à Bali, en République d’Indonésie.

  • What is the real reason for 2ème Forum Indonésie-Afrique and what are the implications and results of it?
  • How Morocco and the Rest of African countries benefit from such Forum

The 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF), held from September 2-3, 2024, in Bali, aims to strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and African countries. This forum focuses on enhancing partnerships in key sectors such as health, energy, and strategic minerals.



This forum represents a significant step towards deeper and more fruitful cooperation between Indonesia and African nations, fostering sustainable development and mutual growth.

How do you feel about these developments?

What exactly, are sectors, industries, areas of cooperation, and domains of application, investments, and cooperation or collaboration in terms of strategic partnership and alliances between Indonesia?

The 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) aims to foster strategic partnerships and alliances across various sectors and industries. Here are the key areas of cooperation, along with specific numbers, data, and examples of realizations:

Indonesia is investing in agri-tech projects in Nigeria and Ethiopia, focusing on improving crop yields and sustainable farming practices. For instance, a $30 million project in Nigeria aims to enhance rice production. Morocco can collaborate with Indonesia on initiatives to improve food security and agricultural productivity.

Real Reasons for the Forum:

The forum seeks to boost economic ties by signing investment agreements and promoting trade between Indonesia and African nations. It aims to establish strategic partnerships in sectors like energy, health, and minerals, which are crucial for sustainable development. The forum emphasizes South-South cooperation, where developing countries support each other in achieving mutual growth and development.

The total value of agreements signed at the forum is expected to reach $3.5 billion, significantly higher than the $600 million from the first forum in 2018. Key projects include a geothermal project in Tanzania and a pharmaceutical collaboration in Ghana, highlighting the focus on energy and health. The forum strengthens Indonesia’s role as a reliable development partner for African countries, enhancing its international standing.

    Benefits for Morocco and Other African Countries:

    1. Economic Growth: Increased investments and trade agreements can stimulate economic growth and create job opportunities.
    2. Technology Transfer: Collaboration in sectors like energy and health can lead to the transfer of technology and expertise, boosting local capacities.
    3. Strategic Resources: African countries, including Morocco, can benefit from partnerships in strategic minerals, essential for industries like electric vehicles.

    Renewable Energy: Indonesia is heavily investing in geothermal and other renewable energy projects. For example, the $150 million geothermal project in Tanzania aims to generate 100 MW of electricity.

    Health and Pharmaceuticals: Indonesia is focusing on building pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, such as the $50 million investment in Ghana.

    Agri-Tech: Projects like the $30 million investment in Nigeria to enhance rice production highlight Indonesia’s focus on sustainable agriculture.

    Geothermal and pharmaceutical projects : Example source for agri-tech and strategic minerals partnerships.

    • Geothermal Projects: Indonesia is investing in geothermal energy projects in Tanzania and Kenya. For example, a $150 million geothermal project in Tanzania aims to generate 100 MW of electricity.
    • Renewable Energy: Morocco, with its ambitious renewable energy targets, can collaborate with Indonesia on solar and wind energy projects.
    • Mining and Processing: Indonesia and African countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo are exploring partnerships in mining and processing strategic minerals such as cobalt and nickel, essential for electric vehicle batteries.

    Investment in Infrastructure: Investments in infrastructure to support mining operations, including transportation and processing facilities, are being discussed.

    Example source for geothermal, pharmaceutical, and agri-tech projects. : Example source for South-South cooperation and SME investments. : Example source for China’s infrastructure projects, financial support, and trade relations.

    The forum has facilitated trade agreements worth $3.5 billion, significantly boosting economic ties between Indonesia and African nations.

      These partnerships and investments are expected to significantly contribute to the sustainable development and economic growth of Morocco and other African nations.

      Indonesia will bring really to the development of Morocco and the rest of the African economies that is different or complementary to what China is doing and investing/transforming the economic landscape in Morocco and the rest of the African countries.

      How Indonesia can be compared to China in these aspects and results?

      Indonesia’s approach to development in Morocco and other African countries offers some unique and complementary aspects compared to China’s investments.

      Indonesia emphasizes South-South cooperation, fostering mutual growth and development among developing countries. Indonesia’s collaborations often include technology transfer and capacity building, which can help local industries grow independently. Indonesia’s emphasis on South-South cooperation and technology transfer complements. Indonesia’s focus on SMEs and sustainable projects can have a more direct impact on local communities, fostering grassroots economic growth. Indonesia is investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, which can drive local economic growth and job creation.

      Indonesia’s contributions can complement China’s efforts by focusing on sustainable development, technology transfer, and supporting local businesses, thereby providing a more diversified and resilient economic growth model for Morocco and other African countries.

      Health Sector Investments:

      • Total Investment: Indonesia secured health investment deals worth $94.1 million at the Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) 2024.
      • Pharmaceutical Collaborations:
        • PT Bio Farma: Signed agreements with Zimbabwe and Ghana for pharmaceutical product registration, distribution, and technology transfer.
        • PT Dexa Medica: Began exporting pharmaceutical products to Tanzania, with projected export values of $2.5–$3.0 million over the next three years.

      Geothermal Energy Projects:

      • Geothermal Development: Indonesia’s state utility firm PLN partnered with Tanzania’s Tanesco for a geothermal project, with significant investments aimed at generating 100 MW of electricity.

      Trade and Investment:

      • Total Business Deals: The IAF 2024 witnessed the signing of business deals worth $3.5 billion, a substantial increase from the $568 million recorded at the first forum in 2018.

      Agri-Tech Projects:

      Agri-Tech Initiatives: Indonesia is investing in agri-tech projects in Nigeria, focusing on improving crop yields and sustainable farming practices.

      Strategic Minerals:

      Mining and Processing: Indonesia is exploring partnerships in mining and processing strategic minerals such as cobalt and nickel with African countries.

      Indonesia-Africa Cooperation Set to Rise

      Indonesia inks health investment deals worth US$94.1 mln at IAF 

      Indonesia-Africa Forum Books $3.5 Billion Business Deals 

      • Pharmaceuticals: Indonesia and Ghana have signed agreements to collaborate on pharmaceutical manufacturing, with an investment of $50 million to build a new facility in Accra.
      • Healthcare Services: Morocco can benefit from Indonesia’s expertise in healthcare services, potentially leading to joint ventures in hospital management and medical training.

      Investment in SMEs: Indonesia is investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, with a focus on sectors like textiles, manufacturing, and services.

          Indonesia’s Agri-Tech Projects:

          Strategic Minerals, Mining and Processing in Africa

          Cobalt and Nickel in the DRC: China’s investments are often larger in scale and focus on infrastructure. China’s infrastructure-driven approach provides a more holistic development strategy. Indonesia’s investments are more targeted towards specific sectors like renewable energy, health, and agriculture.


          China’s Contributions:

          Infrastructure Development – Financial Investments – Trade Relations

          China is known for its large-scale infrastructure projects, such as the construction of roads, railways, and ports. For instance, the $4.6 billion Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway. China has established several industrial zones in Africa, like the $2 billion Lekki Free Trade Zone in Nigeria.

          China provides significant financial support through loans and grants. For example, China has pledged $60 billion in financial support to Africa over three years.

          Export-Import Growth: China is a major trading partner for many African countries, with trade volumes reaching $254 billion in 2021. Many African countries are part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which aims to enhance global trade and infrastructure connectivity.

          • Lekki Free Trade Zone in Nigeria: $2 billion investment by China.
          • Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway: $4.6 billion investment by China.
          • China’s Financial Support: $60 billion pledged to Africa over three years.
          • China-Africa Trade Volume: $254 billion in 2021.

          Sources and data points related to the investments and projects mentioned:

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          African Destiny: Extraverted Tensions, Military Coups and Mineral Wealth in West Africa

          The two West African countries, Nigeria and Niger, recently signed a security agreement in response to the common threat they face. This is despite the regional problems that arose from the July 26, 2023 coup in Niger. Since the coup, sanctions, and fallout have marred relations between these neighboring countries.

          Here is an analysis and presentation on the previous phases that led to the signing of such a mutual defense and security agreement between Niger and Nigeria.

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          Protection of France in Niger: uranium exploitation by France

          Everyone has their tour of the institutional pettiness of the ruling elites from the colonial legacy and the continued economic subjugation of the sub-capitalist order of Africa.

          African territories disrupted by the borders of the colonial era and spaces broken by the legacy of the political structures of conflicts

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          Economic troubles in the west, social unrest in the center, political instability in the east and civil wars in the southeast

          Paradox of History, Niamey is the place of expression of the establishment of a commercial integration of Africa and today it is the heart of the military overthrow and the coup d’état against an elected President.

          The largest trading platform and the chasm of instability

          The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was established by an agreement adopted on 21 March 2018 and entered into force on 30 May 2019. As of that date, 24 countries had deposited their instruments of ratification. Subsequently, 54 countries have signed the agreement, of which 43 (80%) have deposited their instruments of ratification by May 2022.

          In terms of the operational phase, the AfCFTA was launched on 7 July 2019 at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on the AfCFTA held in Niamey, Niger.

          To name a few of the structural gaps and institutional inadequacies that dominate the dashboard of central power legitimacy in Africa:

          Leaders are no longer seen as liberators and freedom fighters as they were during the postcolonial period, such as the activists some of whom escaped execution and became leaders of Africa after being opponents and guerrillas against colonial power. Nor are current opponents identified as defenders of the interests of a marginalized ethnic group or region struggling against a central power parachuted in with the direct intervention of the former colonial armies.

          Since independence and the turn of the 21st century, Africa has gradually transformed into a scene of violent conflicts where actors, protagonists, and warlords have played at different levels of the international and regional scene the support of one against the other to enrage their opposition and their regional explosion of guerrilla violence based on ethnic grievances. These ideological guerrillas have transformed into regional and national conflicts motivated by the monopoly and appropriation of political power or financial gain.

          Regional armed groups have been financed and trained by the former colonial powers and their mercenaries to dominate and control the trade of precious mineral resources, thereby asserting their ideology or settling their grievances.

          One of the consequences of these geostrategic manipulations is that these interferences have magically become the reasons and justifications for the presence of foreign troops in African countries, thus allowing the continuation of colonialism and the institutionalization of a new form of Military Protectorate under the cover of the new globalized security policy.

          Deep wounds have resulted and continue to open with the repetition of a cascade of coups d’état, interference by foreign powers, arms races, and races against time to monopolize and acquire the riches of the African subsoil.

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          Modernization and sophistication of the military intelligence apparatus in Africa, a new challenge for civilian governments

          Since independence, no stable governance has become the main component of African regimes, and no serious and measurable effort has been able to be truly and authentically implemented and have large-scale results in terms of economic development, social justice, and public health. These failures have renewed the scourges and impacts of causes and reasons in the socio-economic and political domains that have exacerbated the problems of poverty and inequality in African regions where armed violence and coups are seen as an escape route.

          The critical question for Africa therefore remains:

          Can we build African integration and unity at the continental level when we are experiencing regional insecurity, instability, and all the follies and deformations of a ravaged, vulnerable state subjected to all forms of institutional deprivation?

          Share with us all, your thoughts and perceptions on these critical issues that determine Africa’s progress today and shape the destiny of the current African generation.

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          🌍 Top Analysis and Priorities of Africa 🌍 Top Analyses et Priorités pour l’Afrique 🌍

          By Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D.★ Senior Policy and Business Adviser ★ Consultant ★ News Executive Editor ★ Public Speaker ★

          Published weekly 1,132 subscribers – 94 articles – September 3, 2024


          Troubles in West, Central, and East Africa

          Africa has not yet found the path to conciliation through dialogue on solutions and resolution alternatives, and the de-escalation of the reasons for political-military and bureaucratic-technocratic rivalries and competitions as well as the race to seize power and use it to purge the country of opponents, opponents and activists who do not share its will, political objectives, and institutional objectives.

          The coup d’état in Africa has been used as a reward and valorization of personal gains in the ranks of the military. The hoarding of wealth under the pretext of the decadence of political rules and the degradation of institutional equity is presented as the cause of social violence, non-compliance with the law, the rise of organized crime and delinquency, the absence of social programs for the development of the workforce and the creation of jobs for the troubling waves of young generations, the spread of corruption accompanied by favoritism, injustice, corruption, despotism, nepotism and clientelism among the new rising hybrid elites resulting from a social crossbreeding of technocrats and “militarists” formed by foreign schools of thought and martial eco-management strategies. The incumbent political parties in search of popular legitimacy have remained attached to the past neocolonial relationships that shaped the leadership and ruling classes in Africa where power was concentrated in a few hands that received the blessing of the European colonial powers that facilitated the transfer of central state power to their benefit under the pretext of facade independence.

          Many treaties and agreements with foreign countries and entities were signed to consolidate the “grip” of these hereditary neocolonial politicians, especially in the French-speaking countries of sub-Saharan Africa. These elites were also handpicked because of their allegiance to the former colonial power by their adherence to the militaristic approach favored in the process of power transfer. This militaristic strategy reinforced the rivalries between the different ethnic tribes and existing religious practices.

          These social and cultural divisions were premeditated as part of the divisive strategy favored by the European leaders. African society was then shaped according to the decision of the metropolis and its new need for regional domination based on the selection of individuals who had lived and been educated by the former colonial power. These new “metropolitan” castes became the civil servants, translators, and lower administrative links forming and serving the function of gears between the centralized colonial power and the regional tribal chiefs.

          • What specific examples are there of African military leaders who acquired strategic knowledge?
          • How has the professionalization of the military impacted relations between military and civilian governments?
          • Are there potential solutions to the problem of military leaders having more knowledge and sophistication than elected officials?
          • What are the potential consequences if military leaders have more knowledge and sophistication than elected officials?

          These are the questions that are being addressed as reasons for forcibly changing governments.

          As we all know, since the time of independence, Africa has always received aid, advice, guidance, investment, and promotion in all areas, and even its military has been fortunate to acquire sophisticated strategic knowledge, not only on military management but also on technology, know-how and new forms of governance, all based on the knowledge, identification, and prevention of insecurity and social unrest.

          African military leaders have visited Western war schools, research and development centers, think tanks on security and guerrilla warfare, and even on the use of high technology to control masses and populations, and even other military units that could be sources of instability. This new mix of African military through technocratic and managerial formations is so advanced that the promoters of such formations could become the disruptors of intelligence flows and intelligence on state management. We have witnessed, in the case of Sudan and other armies in Latin America, Asia, and the rest of Africa, this type of extreme professionalization of the military that created a schism in their ranks as well as a separation from the central state: a new permanent militaristic state developed within the state that until then was composed only of presidents, parliamentarians and elected administrators – elected heads of regional and local councils.

          The state presidents as career politicians and the rest of the politicians practicing the art of political controversy did not have the level of knowledge acquired by military officers. As a result, these “politicians” could not compete with the level of sophistication of practical knowledge and political awareness that the army leaders acquired and developed through their direct participation in training programs and by joining the coalition of military personnel of different nationalities conducting exercises and security operations in Africa.

          The issue of security, the presence of foreign troops, and the development of jihadists

          The three-border zone: the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

          In the Liptako-Gourma zone, known as the three borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, it is also from these two neighboring countries that jihadists launch attacks inside Niger before retreating.

          On its western flank, Niger is mainly confronted with the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) group, which has gained the upper hand over its rival affiliated with Al-Qaeda, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), which is more established in Mali.

          In March 2023, the Nigerien army announced that it had killed 79 jihadists that it had chased into Malian territory. In this regard, the Nigerien authorities extended by three months at the end of April 2023 the state of emergency declared in the border regions of Tillabéri and Tahoua in the west, established in 2017, as well as that of Diffa in the southeast, bordering Nigeria and Chad.

          In the southeast, on the border with Nigeria and Chad: Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa

          Unlike Liptako-Gourma, the southeastern flank constitutes another major source of insecurity. Here too, the threat is cross-border and comes from Nigeria and Lake Chad, where the jihadists of Boko Haram and its dissident branch, the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP), are active.

          In this area, the Nigerien army can penetrate the neighboring territory of Nigeria to track down the jihadists who retreat there, for example from Boko Haram. As a sign of the relations between the various armed extremist groups, in 2022, the EIGS joined the Islamic State in West Africa.

          Read: Niger: around thirty “terrorists” who fled Nigeria killed by the army

          The distress of populations forced to move. Attacks by extremist armed groups in the west, south, and east of Niger, against localities or army positions, are causing flows of civilian populations to flee the violence.

          According to the UN, in Niger, 698,000 people are forced to move in June 2023: among them, 358.000 displaced persons, 251,000 refugees, and 50,000 asylum seekers. Most of the refugees fled the conflicts in Mali and Burkina Faso, but also in northeastern Nigeria.

          Niger: the disarray of Malian refugees

          Other refugees are also flocking to the northern border with Algeria, which is expelling them across the desert. Since the beginning of 2023, more than 9,000 migrants turned back at the border by Algeria have found themselves stranded in Assamaka, in the desert region of Agadez, report UN organizations.


          Military aid and foreign bases in Niger

          After the coups d’état in Mali and Burkina Faso, which resulted in the withdrawal of French forces and even a rapprochement with Russia, Niger has become the West’s best ally in the fight against jihadists in the Sahel.


          Recently, the European Union granted €5 million in aid to supply weapons to the Nigerien forces.

          The United States and France are among the key partners. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a first visit to Niger during an African tour in mid-March 2023.

          The United States built Air Base 201 in Agadez, in the north of the country. It is used in particular for the take-off of American drones and surveillance and intelligence missions.

          France was forced to redeploy its presence in the Sahel to Niger. Some 1,500 French soldiers are present there. Air Base 101 located near Niamey airport is the hub. This is where French drones and fighters take off.

          Niger: Eighth coup d’état since independence in 1960

          In #Niger, gathered under the name of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP), a group of soldiers announced on national television on Wednesday evening the end of the era of President Mohamed Bazoum, democratically elected in 2021.

          “Soldiers claimed, late in the evening of Wednesday, July 26, to have overthrown the regime of Nigerien President #MohamedBazoum, in a statement read by one of them on national television in #Niamey, on behalf of a National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP). An act motivated in particular by “the continuing deterioration of the security situation” in Niger, according to Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane Sandjodi.”

          “All institutions of the 7th Republic are suspended. The Secretary General of the Ministries will be responsible for managing current affairs. The defense and security forces are managing the situation. All external partners are requested not to interfere”

          “Land and air borders are closed until the situation stabilizes. A curfew is in effect from today, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. throughout the territory until further notice”

          “Among the officers who participated in the declaration reading, we can cite among others the head of the Nigerien special forces, General Barmou Batouré, General Toumba, chief of staff of the army, and the high commander of the national guard.”

          National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland

          This group of soldiers, grouped within a National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (#CNSP) claimed to have dismissed President Mohamed Bazoum. The coalition of soldiers forming this National Council imposed a curfew and closed the borders. The statement was made in the presence of senior army officers, including Generals Mohamed Toumba and Moussa Salaou and Colonels Adamou Ibro (presidential guard) and Ahmad Sidian (national guard). This Thursday morning 27/7/2023, the Chief of Staff rallied to the cause of the putschists to “preserve the physical integrity of President Bazoum” and cohesion within the army.

          The #CNSP called on the “French partner” to respect the provisions of press release number 3, relating to the closure of air and land borders, after noting the landing of a military plane at Niamey airport on Thursday at 6 a.m.

          After Burkina Faso and Mali, Niger After Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger becomes the third Sahel country to experience a coup d’état since 2020; another “Barkhane” country will therefore be led by the military.

          Jean Luc Mélenchon: “A new military coup after Mali and Burkina; each time, the French presence is denounced”

          This coup in Niger is one example among many of the decline in security and the rule of law in Africa. Indeed, nearly 70% of the African population lives in a country where the security environment and the rule of law are worse in 2021 than in 2012, mainly due to the deterioration of the security situation according to the Mo Ibrahim index.

          Compared to ten years ago, the levels of violence against civilians and armed conflict are much higher.

          The United States and African military elites: Military Supremacy Over Civilian Regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa

          Since 2012, American taxpayers have spent more than $500 million in Niger, making it one of the largest security assistance programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Across the continent, the State Department recorded only nine terrorist attacks in 2002 and 2003, compared with 2,737 last year in Burkina Faso, Mali, and western Niger, according to a report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, a U.S. Department of Defense think tank.

          U.S. troops train, advise, and assist their Nigerien counterparts. They have fought and even died in the country. Over the past decade, the number of U.S. troops deployed to Niger has grown from 100 to 1,016. Niger has also seen a proliferation of U.S. outposts.

          Barmou and Braga met in June 2023 to “discuss counterterrorism policy and tactics across the region,” according to a military press release. The Pentagon says the U.S. partnership with the Nigerien military, particularly its commandos, is critical to countering militants.

          Department of Defense agencies partner with the Nigerien military and special operators to combat violent extremism across Northwest Africa, but experts say the focus on counterterrorism is part of the problem.

          “The primary issues fueling conflict in Niger and the Sahel are not military. They stem from people’s frustration with poverty, the legacy of colonialism, elite corruption, and political and ethnic tensions and injustices.” Yet rather than addressing these problems, the U.S. government has prioritized sending weapons, funding, and training the region’s militaries to fight its wars on terrorism,” said Stephanie Savell, co-director of the Costs of War Project at Brown University and an expert on U.S. military efforts in West Africa. “One of the hugely negative consequences has been the strengthening of the region’s security forces at the expense of other government institutions, and that’s certainly a factor in the list of coups we’ve seen in Niger, Burkina Faso, and elsewhere in recent years.” » Nick Turse – July 27, 2023, 6:27 p.m.

          Africa of the people and Africa of the elites torpedoed from outside

          African presidents of ECOWAS want to be the policemen of West Africa to save their positions

          ECOWAS leaders meet to discuss the coup in Niger

          Nigerian military leaders have warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are due to meet on Sunday 30/07/2023 in the Nigerian capital for an emergency summit to decide on further actions to pressure the military to restore constitutional order.

          Heads of state from the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the eight-member West African Economic and Monetary Union could suspend Niger from their institutions, isolate the country from the regional central bank and financial market, and close its borders.

          Chad, Niger’s eastern neighbor and not a member of either regional organization, has been invited to the ECOWAS summit, a statement from the Chadian presidency said Saturday (July 29, 2023).

          Niger is one of the world’s poorest countries, receiving nearly $2 billion a year in official development assistance, according to the World Bank. It is also a security partner of former colonial powers France and the United States, which use it as a base to fight an Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa.

          West African leaders could also consider for the first time a military intervention to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted when General Abdourahamane Tiani was proclaimed the new head of state on Friday 28/07/2023.

          Ahead of Sunday’s summit, Niger’s military leaders warned Saturday night, in a statement read on Niger national television, against any military intervention.

          “The objective of the (ECOWAS) meeting is to approve a plan of aggression against Niger through an imminent military intervention in Niamey in collaboration with other African countries not members of ECOWAS and some Western countries,” said the junta’s spokesman, Colonel Amadou Abdramane.

          The Nigerian army announced Thursday that Niger and Nigeria had finalized a security agreement, following a meeting between the defense chiefs of the two countries on Wednesday in Niamey, the capital of Niger.

          A statement from a Nigerian military official said: “Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to resume and strengthen collaboration, intending to ensure regional stability and security.”

          Relations between the two countries have been strained for nearly a year, as the regions bordering the two countries have cultural ties.

          Niger has in the past accused ECOWAS of failing to help it combat Islamist violence. However, it appears that the two countries have concluded that a partnership is necessary to combat the insecurity they face.

          The statement issued by the Nigerian military official noted that the agreement reached this week “reaffirmed its willingness to resume active participation in security cooperation within the framework of the Multinational Joint Task Force.”

          The rift between Niger and Nigeria began after the coup in Niger in July 2023

          Niger immediately began facing sanctions from the West and its then regional bloc, ECOWAS, including a threat of invasion to restore democracy.

          As a result, Niger would join Burkina Faso and Mali in September of that year to form a regional alliance known as the Alliance of Sahel States (ESA), which was intended to operate outside ECOWAS jurisdiction.

          In February 2024, ECOWAS lifted the sanctions it had imposed on Niger, including trade, economic, and other sanctions. This would do little to encourage Niger to return to ECOWAS.

          During the same period, Niger reiterated its ban on flights from Nigeria, insisting that flights from Nigeria would not be allowed to land in Niger.

          Nigeria had previously announced the reinstatement of the ban on flights to and from Niger through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). This indicated that the measure was being implemented in line with the ECOWAS resolution.

          However, in May, Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine invited all ECOWAS countries to join the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which appeared to be on the rise.


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          Priorités de Burkina Faso: Tensions Régionales et Report de la Coopération Chinoise

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          Le Capitaine Ibrahim Traoré, Président du Burkina Faso, a pris la décision de ne pas se rendre à la République Populaire de Chine, annulant ainsi sa participation au Forum sur la coopération sino-africaine (FOCAC) prévu du 4 au 6 septembre à Pékin.

          Cette visite aurait marqué sa deuxième sortie officielle hors du continent africain, la première ayant été sa participation au sommet Russie-Afrique en juillet 2023.

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          Cette annulation intervient à la suite d’une attaque terroriste meurtrière survenue le 24 août dans le village de Barsalogho, situé dans le Centre-nord du pays.

          “Au regard de la situation nationale avec l’attaque de Barsalogho, la visite du président du Faso en Chine est annulée,” a déclaré une source proche de la Présidence du Faso, soulignant l’urgence de la situation nationale.

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