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French Senate president due in disputed Western Sahara in February

"Friend of Morocco" Gérard Larcher will visit the contested territory in the south of the kingdom next month to check on the progress of development projects. [...]

Published on 24/01/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Candid royal biopic or PR job? Mohammed VI documentary raises eyebrows

Just days before President Emmanuel Macron paid a state visit to Morocco last October, a French public broadcaster aired a "documentary" about the country's king that bore all the hallmarks of a PR job.

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Morocco's King Mohammed VI during a signing ceremony in the Royal Palace in Rabat on 28 October 2024.

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VIPs in short supply at Cercle Eugène Delacroix anniversary event

The 10th anniversary of the Cercle Eugène Delacroix, a Franco-Moroccan friendship group for elected politicians, was supposed to mark the resumption of its activities following the recent reconciliation between France and Morocco. But the opportunity was missed.

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The French ambassador to Rabat, Christophe Lecourtier, in Paris in November 2022.

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France's U-turn on Western Sahara was personally supported by Mohammed VI and Emmanuel Macron, while the role of French diplomats and the king's foreign affairs adviser in the talks was decisive.

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Morocco's King Mohammed VI attending a ceremony of allegiance to mark the 25th anniversary of his enthronement at the Tetouan palace on 30 July 2024.

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Paris seeks to bolster investment in Western Sahara

Without radically shifting its political stance on Western Sahara, France's foreign ministry is nevertheless now encouraging French companies to invest in the disputed territory.

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Morocco's FM Nasser Bourita (right) greets his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné in Rabat, 26 February 2024.

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