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Despite the recent decision by the ECOWAS to lift its sanctions imposed on Niger, the stalemate between the regional bloc and the three coup-hit Sahelian countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger lingers on. Observers and analysts have pondered if the relations between the three junta-ruled countries and the Economic Community of West African States […]
Mrs Samira Sitail presented, on Thursday at a ceremony at the Elysée Palace, her credentials to President Emmanuel Macron, as Morocco’s Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador to France. Mrs Sitail was appointed to the position by King Mohammed VI on November 30, 2023. The French Ambassador to Morocco had presented his credentials to King Mohammed VI […]
Morocco and France whose relations are “unique, unparalleled, and deeply rooted in history,” are called upon to renew these relations and to adapt them to various developments at the bilateral, regional, and international levels, said Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Monday. Bourita, who was speaking at a joint press conference following a one-and-a-half-hour one-on-one meeting […]
Junta leaders in the coup-hit West African countries have recently made headlines when they pushed for the ditching of the West African franc (CFA), a colonial-era legacy, though the desire to change the currency seems to not be uniform yet among the three juntas. Since the coup in Niger in July last year, fissures within […]
Paris and Rabat are expected to take a further step towards warming up their diplomatic relations with the visit this Monday of French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné to Morocco, where he held talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The two officials were expected to discuss Euro-Moroccan partnership, Sahel issues, and a potential visit by […]
As the diplomatic fog dissipates in French-Moroccan ties, French economy minister Bruno Le Maire is expected to lead a business delegation to Morocco in April to promote investments. The visit would be the second by a member of Macron’s administration to Morocco after an announced visit soon of newly appointed foreign minister Stephane Séjourné. Bruno […]
The French government has sent a series of positive signals to mend ties with its once longstanding partner in North Africa, Morocco, after relations worsened to an unprecedented level threatening to sap decades of cooperation. Morocco’s news agency reported on Feb 19 that the King has given “high instructions” to his three sisters who met […]
French authorities banned a pro-Algerian regime rally in Paris due to the hateful slogans that protesters were planning to chant against Morocco and the restive kabylie population. The protest, called for by MOUDAF, said the rally was on the occasion of the Martyrs’ Day but nothing in the programme was about that specific occasion but […]
The three sisters of King Mohammed VI, Princesses Lalla Meryem, Lalla Asmae and Lalla Hasnaa, were guests to a luncheon hosted in their honor by France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Elysée on Monday. The official statement announcing the news pointed out that “This luncheon is part of the continuity of the historic friendship […]
France’s ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, said on Friday in Casablanca that it would be “illusory and disrespectful” to believe that “we could build” a future together with Morocco without clarifying France’s position on the Sahara issue. The French ambassador’s remarks were made during a conference-debate on French-Moroccan relations at the Ain Chock College of […]