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France granted a 128 million euro loan to fund the locomotives that Morocco’s national railway operator (ONCF) plans to purchase as part of its development program. The loan will boost the ONCF shift to electric railway in line with Morocco’s environmental commitment. ONCF posted a net profit of 223 million Dirhams in 2016, up 31% […]
Morocco was ranked fifth largest customer of French arms industry and the third in the Arab world after Egypt and the UAE, a report of the French defense ministry said. The report, covering the 2007-2016 period, said that Morocco was placed fifth in the list of France’ largest customers after China, Singapore, Egypt and the […]
Morocco is evidencing at the highest level its firm attachment to achieving the global climate agenda. The participation of King Mohammed VI at the One Planet Summit in Paris is a reaffirmation of Morocco’s keen interest in protecting the environment and curbing climate change effects. The One Planet summit, co-hosted by the United Nations and […]
France and Qatar signed a slew of contracts worth €12 billion as President Emmanuel Macron visited the isolated Gulf country this week. Under the deal, Doha will acquire 12 Rafales fighter jets and 50 Airbus planes. “These contracts underline the closeness of our commercial ties,” Macron said during the signing ceremony in Doha Thursday. He […]
French President Emanuel Macron said in Algiers that Morocco and Algeria should work together to resolve the Sahara issue, a statement that implies Algeria’s role in perpetuating the over four-decade conflict. “France adopts an equidistant position regarding the Sahara issue concerning which we maintain our known position that has not been changed nor will it […]
President Emmanuel Macron of France is expected in Algiers Wednesday, for his first visit since he took office in May, and a meeting with ailing President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika is on the schedule. However, nothing could be less certain. Actually, President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, glued to a wheelchair since he suffered a stroke in 2013, […]
French President, Emmanuel Macron, praised King Mohammed VI for his eminent role in promoting the values of moderation and fighting religious extremism. Speaking at an event attended by 800 students in the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, the French President paid tribute to Morocco’s religious model spearheaded by King Mohammed VI. He said Morocco […]
Morocco and France renewed commitment to reinforcing their security cooperation at a context marked by the threat of foreign terrorist fighters relocating from the Middle East to Europe and North Africa. The two countries laid emphasis on the need to beef up their bilateral counterterrorism cooperation in a joint statement issued at the end of […]
France has renewed support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative as a final peaceful solution to the Sahara dispute, said a joint statement issued at the end of the 13th Moroccan-French High-level Meeting. The document reiterated that Morocco’s autonomy proposal represents a “serious and credible solution” and a basis to reach a just, lasting and mutually acceptable […]
On the occasion of the two-day visit of the French Prime Minister, Edouard Philipe to Rabat, 22 cooperation agreements were signed between the two countries in fields relating to regionalization, industry, new technologies, renewable energies, culture and transport. The agreements were signed at the end of the 13th Moroccan-French High-level meeting, co-chaired by Edouard Philipe […]