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French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly planning a visit to Morocco in September to be centered on migration, media reports said. If confirmed, the visit, Macron’s second to Morocco since his election, will come at a context of a surge of illegal migration attempts from Morocco to Spain as migrants shun the Libyan route in […]
French President Emmanuel Macron called for more support to the counterterrorism Sahel force known as G5. “Money now needs to be disbursed” to allow the five-nation regional force fulfil its tasks, said Macron at a press conference with visiting Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou. He also called on other donors like Saudi Arabia to meet their […]
King Mohammed VI has condemned in the strongest possible terms the hostage-taking that took place Friday in a supermarket in Trèbes and the attacks that preceded it in Carcassonne, expressing his support and solidarity to French President Emmanuel Macron. In a message to President Emmanuel Macron, King Mohammed VI said he learnt with “strong emotion […]
France is planning to host in 2018 a meeting between the countries of the Maghreb and Europe to examine the means of reinvigorating the Union for the Mediterranean. The goal was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron in a speech at the Tunisian Parliament last week. He said that the UfM could not tap into […]
France would provide Tunisia with more than €227 million in new financing as the North African nation faces it worst economic crisis since the fall of its longtime strongman Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. According to Paris, the support, announced during a visit to Tunis by French President Emmanuel Macron, includes €177 million in loans for […]
Morocco is evidencing at the highest level its firm attachment to achieving the global climate agenda. The participation of King Mohammed VI at the One Planet Summit in Paris is a reaffirmation of Morocco’s keen interest in protecting the environment and curbing climate change effects. The One Planet summit, co-hosted by the United Nations and […]
President Emmanuel Macron of France is expected in Algiers Wednesday, for his first visit since he took office in May, and a meeting with ailing President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika is on the schedule. However, nothing could be less certain. Actually, President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, glued to a wheelchair since he suffered a stroke in 2013, […]
French President, Emmanuel Macron, praised King Mohammed VI for his eminent role in promoting the values of moderation and fighting religious extremism. Speaking at an event attended by 800 students in the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, the French President paid tribute to Morocco’s religious model spearheaded by King Mohammed VI. He said Morocco […]
King Mohammed VI was among the heads of state attending the opening of the 1 billion dollar Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi. Morocco’s King who is on a visit to Abu Dhabi took part in unveiling the Louvre Museum alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, who was accompanied by his spouse Brigitte macron, the King of […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country supports Morocco’s development efforts in Africa, where the two countries work side-by side to meet challenges relating notably to addressing climate change effects. The French president said in a message, read on his behalf at the opening of the 10th edition of the World Policy Conference (WPC), […]