Youssef El Kaidi on Morocco-Africa Relations
Morocco’s increasingly multifaceted influence in Africa has increased tensions between France and Morocco, despite French attempts to keep its discomfort...
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Macron’s Africa trip begins but avoids Sahel ex colonies
French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Africa this week in a bid to counter Russian efforts to dislodge France...
African Ex-Colonies Shift to Russia Due to Macron
In a new world order, nations in the second-most populous continent are no longer willing to remain vassals of the...
As Morocco’s relations with Paris tumble, Algeria’s climb
Discreet French visit by Algerian army chief may mark new chapter in relations as Chanegriha was invited to France by...
Shameless! Macron’s Non, Je Ne Regret Rien on French Algeria
French President Emmanuel Macron has given us his own version of Non, Je Ne Regret Rien. But, whereas the great Edith Piaf’s...
Moroccan singer denied visa to France, despite new policy
Despite a number of encouraging moves from France, including a recent visit of one of its ministers who spoke with...
Tensions Rise: Macron’s Morocco Diplomacy
Relations between Macron and Morocco hit all time low. Here’s why that’s a good thing for Morocco France’s influence...
Mohamed Alaoui: Time Macron came clean over Western Sahara
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna's recent visit to Morocco and her announcement of the decision to re-issue visas to Moroccans...
France restores diplomatic relations with Algeria
The current immigration row that France is having with Maghreb countries appears to be coming to an end, following news...
Macron calms tensions with Morocco ahead of January visit
Emmanuel Macron has sent a top official to Rabat to meet Morocco's FM in a bid to reduce tensions over...
Ashwin Telang: France can’t wipe the slate clean in Algeria
Bloodshed, warfare, and independence. What did you just think of? There’s a high probability you connected these words to Russia’s unprovoked...
Oussama Romdhani: Macron’s Maghreb rant salt in old wounds
At a time when French-Algerian relations were supposed to be on the mend, Algeria’s Central Bank issued, on November 1,...
Rabat passes buck on immigration row with Macron
Morocco’s relations with France and its President are certain to plummet further, due largely to the new radical immigration rules...
Martin Jay: Racism in France reaches new low. Who to blame?
MP’s comment against a Black colleague and the rising number of racist attacks are indicators that the country is now...
France should have apologised for its Algeria horror story
This past week, a major US daily paper ran a lengthy feature article reporting on France’s repatriating to Algeria 24 skulls reputed to...
