Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate Youssef Chahed speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi in Tunis

French center for visa applications processing opens in Laayoune, a materialization of France’s support to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara

French Ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, inaugurated this Tuesday a visa-applications processing center, “TLS Contact”, in Laayoune, translating France’s commitment to supporting the autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty for the Sahara. The inauguration of this center, affirming the strengthening of French consular presence in the Southern Provinces, bears political and symbolic dimensions beyond mere service […]

EU Approves €37 million Package to Tackle Migration Challenges in North Africa

The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa last week adopted a €37 million package to increase protection of migrants and to strengthen effective migration management in North Africa. The package will specifically address migration challenges in Libya, Tunisia and Morocco, the EU said in a press release. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and […]

France to build 500 classrooms in Gabon to help address overcrowding challenges

France’s development agency, Agence Française de Developpement (AFD), will build 500 school classrooms across Gabon for a total investment of 154 million euros in a bid to help address the issue of overcrowding of schools in the central African country, Gabon Actu reports. Marie Sennequier, Director of the agency in Gabon, during a press conference […]