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Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara has announced that West Africa’s monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links with Paris. The CFA will undergo three major changes, according to Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. The name will change to Eco in 2020; France, would […]
A raid by French troops in Mali has killed 33 Islamist militants last weekend using attack helicopters, ground troops and a drone, near the border with Mauritania, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The operation took place in a different part of Mali where 13 French soldiers died last month in a helicopter crash while tracking […]
The 14th France-Morocco high level meeting held in Paris Thursday was marked by the signing of a dozen agreements intended to give a new dynamic to the partnership between the two countries. The agreements, signed at a ceremony chaired by French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, and the Head of the Moroccan Government, Saâd Eddine El […]
The European Commission adopted Friday new cooperation programs worth €389 million in support of Morocco’s inclusive development, fight against illicit migration and human trafficking. The programs include €289 million destined to back up the reforms engaged in the North African Kingdom and its sustained inclusive development, while €101.7 million will support Morocco’s efforts to combat […]
Morocco has been awarded ‘A’ rating by the UN Human Rights Committee for adopting the law on the national mechanism for the prevention of torture, designating its National Human Rights Council as the operative body. The North African kingdom is among the five countries that topped this year the UN committee’s ranking for the implementation […]
Moroccan-Dutch Redouane Taghi, head of “Angels of Death”, a mafia organization, was extradited Wednesday from Dubai to the Netherlands, thanks to the crucial role played by the Moroccan police. The Moroccan police took center stage in chasing the notorious criminal after his Dutch mafia organization “Angels of Death” exported its criminal activities to Morocco […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to pay a two-day visit to Morocco on February 12-13 next year. The date of the visit was confirmed this Thursday by French Secretary of state to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jean Baptiste Lemoyne, in a statement to Moroccan TV channel 2M, following a meeting with Morocco’s […]
The 14th France-Morocco High Level Meeting started proceedings Thursday in Paris, under the co-chairmanship of Head of Government, Saad Dine El Otmani, and French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe. The meeting is intended to take stock of the multidimensional relations between the two countries that cover a wide range of areas, including politics, economy, culture, security […]
Two laws asserting Morocco’s sovereignty on all its territorial waters on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, including off the Sahara, will soon be adopted by Moroccan MPs. The laws, already adopted by the foreign affairs committee at the Lower House, were described as “ground breaking” by Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita who said the legislation […]
An exhibition paying homage to Morocco’s Blue Helmets and their global humanitarian action is currently hosted at the UN Office in Geneva on the sidelines of the first Global Forum on Refugees. The event, organized by Royal Armed Forces (FAR), reflects Morocco’s commitment to peace, security and humanitarian missions throughout the world. It also highlights […]