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Morocco is the main recipient of French investment on the African continent, [47] and France remains Morocco's primary foreign investor, primary trade partner, and primary creditor—by far. [48] French foreign direct investment is present in every sector of the Moroccan economy , including the national airline, Royal Air Maroc , and the ...
The Resident-General of France in Morocco, officially named Resident Commissioner General, was the official representative of the French government in Rabat during the French protectorate period. For 44 years, from Lyautey to Dubois (who became the first French ambassador to independent Morocco), there were fourteen Residents General who ...
Morocco maintains close relations with the European Union, especially with its former colonial rulers, France and Spain. In October 2008, Morocco was granted a special partnership status with the EU (labelled as an 'advanced status') in response to the reforms undertaken on political, social and economic levels. [ 230 ]
The move could strain diplomatic relations in North Africa, further alienating both France and Morocco from Algeria, which supports the Polisario Front's claims and allows it to operate as a self ...
On Macron’s last visit to Morocco, he and King Mohammed VI inaugurated Al Boraq, Africa’s first high-speed rail line, made possible by French financing and trains manufactured by the French firm Alstrom. Despite close ties, relations have at times been fragile between France and Morocco, which was a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956.
In 1533, Francis I sent Colonel Pierre de Piton as ambassador to Morocco, thus initiating official France-Morocco relations. [13] In a letter to Francis I dated August 13, 1533, the Wattassid ruler of Fes, Ahmed ben Mohammed, welcomed French overtures and granted freedom of shipping and protection of French traders.
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The Treaty between France and Spain regarding Morocco was signed on 27 November 1912 by French and Spanish heads of state, establishing de jure a Spanish Zone of influence in northern and southern Morocco, both zones being de facto under Spanish control, [1] while France was still regarded as the protecting power as it was the sole occupying power to sign the Treaty of Fes.