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France will reopen its embassy in Tripoli on Monday 29 March. The announcement was made by President Emmanuel Macron while he was receiving the representatives of the new Libyan transitional government, at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday 23 March. France also offered to help Libyan forces regain control of their borders. The President of […]
French President Emmanuel Macron decided, as recommended in the Stora Report on the Algerian War, to facilitate access to archives classified as defense secrets. After the recognition a few days ago by France of the fact that the nationalist leader Ali Boumendjel, had been tortured and murdered by the French Army, the Head of State […]
Morocco is looked at as a trusted security partner by global powers as it modernizes its forces and steps up exercises at sea, land and air, the most recent took place with France and the US. During the last few weeks, Morocco hosted off its coasts major bilateral military exercises with France and later with […]
More voices have risen to call France to express clearly its recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, as such a move will help stabilize the whole of the sub-Saharan region, which is so strategic. The latest such call came from Francisque Vigouroux, President of the Union of Mayors of Essonne (Île-de-France region). […]
Since the US announced on December 10, 2020 its historic decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, several voices rose to urge the European Union to follow suit. The latest of these voices was that of the Mayor of Metz François Grosdidier who called on the European Union to follow the example of […]
France, an ally and a historic strategic partner of Morocco, must be part of the dynamic prompted by the US recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, said on Thursday Benjamin Griveaux, member of the French National Assembly and co-founder of La République en Marche, the Presidential majority party. The United States’ has recently […]
“Le Piston Français” Group, a major player in aeronautical supply chain, has reinforced its presence in Morocco with the opening on Wednesday of a second plant in Casablanca industrial zone. The French company has invested over €6 million in the new production site built over a 4000 m2. It will employ 100 engineers, specialized technicians, […]
Opening a French Consulate and cultural center in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla is what French MP M’Jid El Guerrab is pushing for, following the American recognition of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara and US decision to install a consulate in the Sahara city. In his capacity as an elected MP […]
Al Qaeda in the Sahel is currently developing an “expansion project” towards the Gulf of Guinea, particularly Côte d’Ivoire and Benin, said Bernard Emié, head of French foreign intelligence. Bernard Emié made the remarks Monday while taking part in an executive committee meeting devoted to the fight against terrorism at the Orléans-Bricy air base, during […]
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, France has restricted access to its territory and tightened control of travelers circulating within the Schengen area. According to latest data published by French Interior ministry, the number of visas issued in 2020 by French consulates and embassies plummeted by 79.8 pc to 712,311 from 3.5 million visas […]