Tag: France

Morocco, France Set to Advance Economic Cooperation

January 31, 2020

Morocco and France said they are ready to expand their cooperation to new fields such as new technologies and renewable energies building on solid ties ... Read More

France’s Economy Minister Expected in Morocco on Friday

January 28, 2020

French Economy and Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, will visit Morocco on Jan.31 for talks with several Moroccan officials on cooperation prospects and partnership between ... Read More

Morocco Places Orders for French Weapons worth €400 mln

January 23, 2020

Morocco sealed contracts worth €400 million with different French arms manufacturers, said French media adding that the deals will be announced during an expected visit ... Read More

Sahel: France to Negotiate US Troops Exit Plan

January 16, 2020

France’s Armed Forces Minister is traveling to Washington in the coming days to discuss US military support to French forces in the Sahel region, the ... Read More

Morocco’s Company Nareva Wins Energy Deal in Tunisia

January 16, 2020

The consortium led by Moroccan energy company NAREVA and French ENGIE group won an international bid for the construction of 120 MWp solar power plant ... Read More

France to deploy more soldiers to West Africa, Sahel

January 14, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron and five African leaders agreed that French troops would remain in the Sahel region to fight against Islamist militants and sending ... Read More

Terrorism: Macron meets G5-Sahel Countries’ leaders

January 13, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting this Monday the presidents of the five countries forming the G5-Sahel, namely Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, ... Read More

Orange Opens Africa, Middle East Hub in Morocco

January 10, 2020

French telecom giant Orange this week inaugurated an operational head office in Morocco to transfer operational management of its African and Middle Eastern activities from ... Read More

Railways: Morocco’s ONCF Receives First Batch of Prima Electric Locomotives

January 3, 2020

Morocco’s national railway operator ONCF has received lately the first of 30 Prima M4 locomotives being manufactured by the French Alstom company under a €130 ... Read More

West Africa to replace CFA franc; new currency pegged to the Euro

December 23, 2019

Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara has announced that West Africa’s monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut ... Read More