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‘Not all putschists are equal’: Gabon’s interim leader makes official visit to France

Gabon’s interim president is on his first official visit to France this week accompanied by an entourage of several ministers, with bilateral relations, climate change and forests, and the progress of Gabon’s transition high on the agenda for discussion between both partners. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema’s 5-day working visit to Paris (May 28-June 2) is […]

Moroccan consumers’ rights watchdog urges France to refund rejected visa applicants

The number of rejected visas by the French consular services in Morocco has surged in recent months after France’s decision to slash the number of entry permits granted to Moroccans, Tunisians and Algerians, a move that propelled Morocco’s National Federation of Consumer Rights to intervene demanding compensations for rejected applications. According to French media, visas […]

AFP, or the voice of cynicism and hostility against Morocco

The bureau of Agence France Presse (AFP) in Rabat often discards the ethic of objectivity when dealing with Morocco and Moroccan news or exaggerates facts to lure readers.   The agency once again evidenced this lack of objectivity when it dealt lately with what it called the “case” of young student Nezha Majdi, from the […]