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Niger’s military administration has seized control of uranium mining operations previously managed by French nuclear firm Orano, marking a pivotal shift in resource management following the July military takeover. This development represents a significant escalation in deteriorating relations between Niger and its former colonial power, as military authorities implement comprehensive changes to foreign resource extraction […]
Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France and ask for the withdrawal of French troops, saying that the security agreement with its former colonial master failed to provide substantial military value to the country amid various challenges, including terrorist attacks. Deby has said their defense pact no […]
Moroccan-French relations and partnership are gaining momentum in all strategic sectors after Paris has voiced clear support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces, recognizing the autonomy plan as the “ONLY” basis for a solution to the Sahara regional dispute. On Monday, the Moroccan-French Joint Military Commission held its 22nd meeting in Rabat under the […]
Senegal on Sunday (1 December) commemorated the 80th anniversary of a colonial-era massacre of African soldiers who were gunned down by French troops even though they had fought for France during World War II. The Senegalese soldiers were massacred by the French at Thiaroye in 1944 simply for demanding fair treatment and payment on their […]
France has been asked by Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to close all its military bases in the West African state because these were “incompatible” with Senegal’s national sovereignty. Faye made this call in an interview with the AFP on Thursday (28 November), just as Senegal was preparing to mark the 80th anniversary of a […]
Chad’s government is terminating a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, with its top diplomat saying his country has “grown up” and now wants to fully assert its sovereignty. As Sahel nations, from Niger to Mali to Burkina Faso, have ousted French soldiers from their territories and moved closer to Russia, Chad […]
Senior officials from the Moroccan and French Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, and the co-chairs of the Morocco-France Permanent Joint Migration Group (GMMP) held an unprecedented meeting at the Moroccan embassy in Paris on means of improving migration procedures. The meeting, held at the invitation of Morocco, mainly discussed cooperation on readmission and […]
Morocco and France signed on Wednesday in Rabat two agreements worth €150 million. The funds are destined to support the Generalization of Compulsory Medical Coverage Program, and the Government Equality Plan 2023-2026. The first agreement, worth €100 million, is part of ongoing support of the French Development Agency (AFD) for the Royal project to globalize […]
Niger’s military junta has invited Russian firms to invest in the country’s uranium and other natural resource production after French nuclear group Orano halted uranium output there last month, part of an ongoing dispute between Niamey and its former colonial master, France. “We have already met with Russian companies that are interested in coming to […]
France is committed to contributing to the socio-economic development of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, as part of the multifaceted cooperation between France and Morocco, Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier said Tuesday in Dakhla. “We are working to embody France’s concrete willingness” to contribute, alongside Morocco, to enshrining the economic and social development of the southern provinces, Lecourtier […]