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Few days after the adoption of a French-instigated European Parliament resolution hostile to Morocco, French Ambassador to Rabat tried to distance his country from the move that has angered Moroccan authorities and triggered a commensurate response from the European Parliament. In an interview with French-speaking magazine Telquel, French Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier said that the resolution […]
Burkina Faso has denied claims that it awarded a mining permit to Nordgold just because it is a Russian company, its mines minister told the media on Sunday (5 February), rebuffing Western concerns that the ruling junta is seeking closer ties with Moscow. Burkina Faso allows all companies to operate in the west African country […]
Several thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday (28 January) in support of the ruling junta, a few days after the confirmation of the departure of France special forces from the country by February. Packing Nation Square in central Ouagadougou, demonstrators held signs bearing slogans including “Down with imperialism,” “Down with French […]
France’s Foreign ministry Thursday said it has recalled its ambassador to Burkina Faso amid diplomatic tension after the government of the West African country ordered Paris to remove its troops from its soil in rejection of 2018 military agreement between the two countries. “In the context of the latest developments in Burkina Faso, we have […]
France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month in response to the request from the junta-ruled Burkinabe government, the French foreign ministry said Wednesday, Jan.25. “According to the terms of the accord, the termination (of the 2018 agreement on the status of French armed forces present in the country) takes effect a […]
France and Algeria have signed a military and security cooperation deal during the visit by the figurehead of the ruling military junta in the oil and gas rich country Said Chengrigha. The deal came after a series of visits including a visit by Emmanuel Macron in which French and Algerian officials talked about the past […]
Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov slammed Tuesday France for interference in the internal affairs of African countries and support to terrorist organizations on the continent. Lavrov was speaking at a joint press conference with his Eswatini peer Thuli Dladla in capital Mbabane, as part of an African tour. “By supporting terrorists in Libya, France has […]
Burkina Faso has ordered French troops stationed in the country to leave within one month amid ongoing anti-France sentiment at home. Local media, including National broadcaster RTB and state-run news agency Agence d’Information du Burkina, indicated that the Government made the decision Wednesday to end the presence of France’s military on Burkinabe soil. The government […]
The Moroccan government wants Paris, long-time ally and partner, to come out of the grey-zone and adopt a clear stand on the Sahara, said the U.S. Robert Lansing Institute (RLI). In an analysis on Moroccan-French relations, the American Institute for Global Threats & Democracies Studies, based in Dover (Delaware) said the North African Kingdom has […]
The trial of two ex-French journalists, who blackmailed Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in 2015, demanding €3 million in exchange for not publishing a damaging book on Morocco, started this Monday in Paris after lengthy judicial proceedings. The two blackmailers, Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, are charged with aggravated extortion and blackmail. The case dates back […]