First Independent Mena Newspaper
Head of government Aziz Akhannouch stressed Morocco’s commitment to the values of l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), such as cultural diversity and multilingualism, which the Kingdom is working to promote through education and youth employability programs. “Morocco, a member of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie since 1981, shares the values represented by this […]
The Francophonie summit wrapped up in Tunisia’s Djerba with Morocco sending a senior director from the foreign ministry instead of ministers as it did in previous editions. Morocco was represented by Nadia El Hnot, Director of Cultural Cooperation at the foreign ministry. The low Moroccan enthusiasm for the Francophonie summit is a symptom of the […]
Ex-Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki has revealed French authorities have turned down Tunisia’s request to extradite him after he was condemned to four years in prison in December on charges of plotting against the North African country. Marzouki indicated that he has been subjected to an international arrest warrant issued by Tunisian authorities. The former […]
Western leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Justin Trudeau have not confirmed their presence at the XVIII Summit of La Francophonie to take place in Tunisia, on the island of Djerba in the month of November, reportedly over ongoing exceptional measures adopted by President Kais Saied. Scheduled for November 20-21 under theme “Connectivity in […]