The pan-African magazine Africa Report selected on Tuesday Abdellatif Hammouchi, Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance Director-General, among the 50 most influential individuals in the African continent for the year 2023.
Entitled “50 Influential Africans: The Powerbrokers,” Africa Report highlighted the key role of Hammouchi in Morocco, describing it as the “Eyes of the Kingdom”.
The report shed light on how Hammouchi successfully dealt with the allegations and falsehoods of human rights abuses by Paris back in February 2014, particularly relating to torture against dissidents and journalists.
“Despite these allegations, Hammouchi has maintained strong international ties with agencies like the CIA, MI6, and France’s DGSE, collaborating on joint operations and sharing intelligence” emphasized Africa Report.
In 2015, Hammouchi was awarded the Legion of Honor (Légion d’honneur) by France.
The report also acknowledged that Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance Director-General met in April with CIA Director William J. Burns to discuss the security situation in the Sahel region and Sahara.
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