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Morocco and France signed on Monday in Rabat an action plan for judicial cooperation, one of the pillars of the strategic and multidimensional partnership set between the two countries. The 2026-2028 plan was inked by Moroccan minister of Justice Abdelatif Ouahbi and French peer Gérald Darmanin. It enables the two countries to establish structured cooperation, […]
French parliamentary leaders reasserted Paris’ clear position supporting Morocco’s territorial integrity during the fifth Morocco-France Parliamentary Forum held Thursday in Rabat. National Assembly and Senate presidents confirmed France’s stance as expressed by President Emmanuel Macron in his July 30, 2024 message to King Mohammed VI and his October 29, 2024 address to Moroccan Parliament members. […]
The proceedings of the 5th session of the Morocco-France Parliamentary Forum opened on Thursday in Rabat, with the participation of officials and members of the parliaments of both countries. This session is chaired, on the Moroccan side, by the Speakers of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, Rachid Talbi Alami and Mohamed […]
A new investigative documentary broadcast this week on France 2 has exposed Algeria’s covert destabilizing operations against opponents and institutions inside France, bringing into the open practices long suspected by French authorities. The program, aired on January 22 as part of Complément d’enquête and titled “Rumours and Dirty Tricks: The Secret War between France and […]
France’s economic diplomacy in Africa, historically a cornerstone of Paris’s international influence, confronts profound crisis as market share erodes and competitors gain ground. Fifteen years ago, France still considered itself a major banking and commercial power across the continent, with key sectors from finance to infrastructure making Paris an indispensable partner for Francophone and Anglophone […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) is committed to implementing the commitments made during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco in October 2024, notably development projects in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces, the Agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Rémy Rioux, said on Thursday in Rabat. Speaking at a press briefing following talks with the Minister […]
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed ties with Morocco as being in an “excellent” state, and highlighted major opportunities to deepen what he called an “exceptional, strengthened partnership” with the Kingdom. Opening the annual Conference of French Ambassadors in Paris, Macron stressed the need to reinforce strategic alliances amid an increasingly unstable global landscape. “We believe […]
France’s foreign ministry has denounced Algeria’s new law branding French colonization a “state crime” as a “manifestly hostile initiative”, warning it undermines efforts to rebuild dialogue and approach sensitive memory issues calmly. The vote in Algiers was celebrated by lawmakers standing, draped in national colors and chanting “Vive l’Algérie!” It comes amid worsening bilateral ties […]
Investment opportunities in Morocco’s Southern provinces and the achievements made there were highlighted on Wednesday in Paris during a meeting attended by a group of French economic operators and several members of the Moroccan community living in France. Initiated by the “Maroc Entrepreneurs” Association, in partnership with the French Federation “InfraNum,” the meeting enabled managing […]
The Moroccan-French Joint Military Commission, which held its 23rd meeting in Paris December 9 – 10, assessed the results of cooperation in 2025 and agreed on the activities to be included in the 2026 cooperation program. During the meeting, co-chaired by the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the South Zone, […]