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A meeting meant to relaunch strained ties between France and Algeria has instead laid bare Algiers’ weakened diplomatic position, with the spying controversy surrounding a senior Algerian intelligence chief casting a long shadow over the talks. Earlier this month, discussions in Paris, led by French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and his Algerian counterpart Saïd Sayoud, […]
Algeria’s latest diplomatic retreat in its standoff with France appears to confirm a pattern identified according to which Algiers confrontational strategy- aimed at forcing Western powers to support separatism in the Sahara territory- repeatedly ends in concessions without gains. Algeria had escalated tensions with Paris after France officially recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory. […]
A major blow has been dealt to cross-border drug trafficking networks. On Sunday, May 24, 2026, French law enforcement authorities intercepted a massive shipment of 2,692 kilograms of narcotics, primarily cannabis resin, and arrested two key members of the criminal network. This logistical and judicial success was made possible through high-level police cooperation between Morocco […]
Morocco and France plan to strengthen their relations with the signing of an unprecedented treaty, which will take place during an upcoming visit by King Mohammed VI to France. The news was announced by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot after talks in Rabat. The treaty would be the first […]
France reiterated that the “present and future of the Sahara lie within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty” and outlined the precise measures to apply this decision. This position was expressed on Wedneday in Rabat by French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in a joint press briefing following his talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser […]
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin arrived in Algiers on Monday, becoming the third French minister to visit the country in three months, in the clearest sign yet of a thaw in relations after a prolonged diplomatic crisis triggered by Algeria after Paris expressed its outright support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and for […]
The Algerian regime and its Polisario puppets have suffered another diplomatic setback after Kenya refused the participation of the separatist group in the France-Africa Summit taking place in Nairobi May 11-12. According to diplomatic sources, the Kenyan authorities have not invited the Polisario to the Summit after endorsing Morocco’s Autonomy plan under the Kingdom’s sovereignty […]
After the United States, France, MINURSO and UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura have also condemned the terrorist rocket attacks launched by the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias on the Moroccan Sahara city of Smara. “France condemns the attack claimed by the Polisario Front against the city of Smara on Monday, May 5, which left one […]
Morocco, France and the European Union have jointly launched two new programs at a ceremony in Rabat on Thursday 9 April, marking a significant step in the trilateral effort to build structured, rights-based pathways for legal labor mobility between North Africa and Europe. The two initiatives — THAMM+ Équipe France and the second phase of […]
Morocco and France are moving to consolidate a renewed strategic partnership, including preparations to activate a high‑level committee tasked with shaping the long‑term future of bilateral ties, even as a handful of far‑left pro-Algeria political and media circles in France step up unfounded criticism of the rapprochement. This comes as the two countries are finalizing […]