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French President Emmanuel Macron today (25 July) begins a three-nation tour of western African states in the first trip to Africa of his new term as he seeks to reboot his country’s post-colonial relationship with the continent. Macron’s 25-28 July tour, also the first venture outside Europe of his new mandate, will take the French […]
Tunisia has ranked the fourth favorite destination for French tourists globally, French tourism media Echo touristique has reported. The ranking, based on May data, remained the same for the third time in a row. Echo touristique reports a 54 per cent increase in the number of French tourists in May this year compared with May […]
France is reportedly preparing to host a Libyan conference for the creation of an independent state in the oil-rich North African country as part of a colonial empire agenda. An 11-member delegation of Fezzan, a southern region in Libya, is currently visiting Paris to prepare for the conference, whose central objective is to propose a […]
French Colas Rail Company, leader in railway infrastructures, has been awarded by Casa Transport SA, a €15 million contract for building the low-voltage systems for lines T3 and T4 of the Casablanca tramway. This new contract includes studies and the installation of the low-voltage systems on track, video surveillance & sound system, supervisory control and […]
Mali’s ruling junta announced Monday night that it was breaking off defense agreements with France and its European partners, a further sign of deteriorating relations between Bamako and its former allies in the fight against jihadists. Making good on a threat that has been waved for months, the military-dominated authorities who came to power by […]
King Mohammed VI has sent his congratulations to French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and victory over far-right rival Marine Le Pen. In his message, the Monarch wished Macron success in his mission and hailed the depth of the multidimensional ties existing between the Moroccan and French people. By winning a second […]
Several influential Italian MPs and senators have welcomed Madrid’s backing of the Moroccan autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying it is a forward step towards finding a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. Commenting on the bold Spanish move in his twitter account, Italian MEP Marco Zanni praised the Spanish […]
The Moroccan and French armies held a new version of their Chergui military exercise in eastern Morocco involving land and air forces. The drills took three weeks in the eastern region of Errachidia focusing on enhancing armies’ interoperability. The exercise is part of the Moroccan army’s efforts to boost readiness amid a surge of threats […]
Upon the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, a Moroccan-French joint air-land exercise dubbed “Chergui 2022” is underway in the region of Errachidia. The planning of this exercise, running from March 1 through 25, has been jointly conducted by the military officials of […]
France reiterated, Monday, its support to the Morocco-proposed Autonomy Plan as a “serious and credible basis for discussions” for the resolution of the dispute over the Sahara. France’s position on the Sahara is “constant, in favor of a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security […]