The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, should make his first official visit to Rabat on February 25. A trip that will be marked by the warming of relations between the two countries, which should lead to a visit by President Emmanuel Macron.
Unlike France and Algeria, Morocco has intelligently managed the crisis in the Sahel, according to Jeune Afrique.
Pedro Sanchez is making a state visit to Rabat on Wednesday, the Moncloa announced on Tuesday. The Spanish president is expected to have a face-to-face meeting with King Mohammed VI.
Spain is trying to normalize its relations with Morocco, its main trading partner. But for the moment, it is unable to rebuild ties with this strategic country due to its policy of rapprochement with Algeria.
In order to quickly normalize its relations with Morocco, France would be preparing to officially recognize the Moroccanness of the Sahara.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs and Europe, Stéphane Séjourné, underlined on Wednesday the "essential" nature of the relationship between France and Morocco, reaffirming his "willingness" to rebuild a relationship of trust with the kingdom.
The new French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, intends to "personally" work towards the normalization of Franco-Moroccan relations, which have been tense for two years due to Paris’ rapprochement with Algiers and its ambiguous position on the Sahara issue.
The United Arab Emirates are paying dearly for the strengthening of their relations with Morocco. The Algerian Ministry of Justice has just requested the suspension of the conclusion of contracts with the United Tobacco Company (UTC) and the Algerian-Emirati Tobacco Company (STAEM).
Morocco is ahead of France in signing a partnership with the Sahel states to facilitate their access to the Atlantic Ocean, analyzed Alain Juillet, former head of French intelligence services.
The rapprochement between Morocco and Mali constitutes a major threat to Algeria. This is at least what a report transmitted by the Algerian intelligence services to the Algerian Army General Staff and the Algerian Presidency’s office indicates.
In an interview, Ahmed Attaf, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, confides that his Moroccan counterpart is ignoring his calls.
As Israel intensifies its retaliation against the Palestinian Hamas movement, many Moroccans are multiplying calls to break diplomatic relations between Morocco and the Hebrew state. In Morocco, new demonstrations were organized on December 10, the day of the commemoration of the normalization of relations between the two countries.