Casablanca – A Malian military delegation visited Morocco from October 18-22 to discuss military security cooperation and specialized training with the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
The delegation, led by Major General Sambou Minkoro Diakité, director of Mali’s Military Security Directorate, visited Morocco from October 18 to 22 to strengthen bilateral security cooperation, according to an announcement on the Royal Armed Forces’ official X account.
Moroccan Major General Ahmed Laghlid, head of the FAR’s Fifth Bureau, which handles military intelligence, received the delegation at the FAR General Staff headquarters in Rabat.
According to Bamako Matin, the two sides discussed ways to exchange experience and expertise in military security and train specialized units.
The Malian delegation also visited the Security and Defense Instruction Center, where it attended presentations on training programs for officers and noncommissioned officers in military security.
The visit focused on exchanging expertise and strengthening cooperation between the two armed forces. The announcements did not specify any new agreements, operational commitments or training quotas resulting from the meetings.
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The visit follows earlier efforts by Rabat and Bamako to expand military ties. In February 2025, the two countries held the first meeting of their Joint Military Commission in Bamako.
Military experts from both sides spent three days discussing cooperation, including training and equipment, and concluded the meeting with a memorandum setting out the framework for military cooperation.
Morocco and Mali have also pursued broader cooperation across diplomatic, economic and security affairs. In late July the two countries held the fourth session of their High Joint Commission in Bamako, co-chaired by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Malian counterpart, Abdoulaye Diop.
The meeting resulted in the signing of 21 cooperation agreements covering areas including diplomacy, the movement of people and goods, human development, trade, finance, energy, security and health, according to Morocco’s Foreign Ministry and Mali’s government.
Both governments also pledged to strengthen their strategic partnership and expand cooperation in priority sectors, including agriculture, energy, health, education and training.
