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Jihâd Gillon

Head of Northern Africa section

Spotlight | Algeria, Morocco
Dissolution of parliament disrupts Macron's North Africa agenda

The French PM was due to visit Rabat in July to meet his Moroccan opposite number, but the trip was cancelled after the French president dissolved parliament and called snap elections. It also seems increasingly unlikely that the Algerian leader will travel to Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.06.2024

French president Emmanuel Macron (right) and France's prime minister Gabriel Attal.

Spotlight | Tunisia
The state extends its grip on the judiciary

Dismissals, demotions, early retirement… Tunisia's judiciary is in turmoil, and behind the scenes some are criticising the justice minister's heavy-handedness.

Subscribers only Politics 03.04.2024

Dean of lawyers Hatem Al-Mazyou at a protest in rejection of the new finance law at the Palais de Justice, Tunis, 5 January 2023.

Spotlight | Morocco
Macron gears up for potential Rabat visit

Now that dialogue between the two countries has been discreetly reestablished, plans for the French president's long-awaited visit to Morocco are taking shape.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.01.2024

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI in Tangier in 2018.

Spotlight | Morocco
Mohammed VI and Emmanuel Macron speed up thaw in Franco-Moroccan relations

After a year of icy relations, France and Morocco are showing signs of wanting to open up to each other again. Following a low-profile trip by French foreign ministry officials to Rabat in early November, a delegation from Paris's interior ministry is due to visit the Moroccan capital shortly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.11.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI of Morocco pictured during the One Planet Summit in Paris, on 12 December 2017.

Spotlight | Africa
Palestinian diplomats strive to drum up African support

The Palestinian Authority is drawing on its extensive diplomatic network on the continent in a bid to mobilise African countries over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It is counting on its longstanding allies, but a severe lack of resources is hampering its efforts.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.11.2023

The Palestinian Authority's ambassador to South Africa, Hannan Jarrar.

Spotlight | Africa, Italy
Giorgia Meloni's Africa policy

The new Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been busy working on her Africa policy. She has surrounded herself with a tight-knit team actively involved in African matters, and for the moment has kept in place the foreign ministry staff in charge of the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.11.2022

Spotlight | Morocco
Ambassador imbroglio deepens mistrust between Rabat and Paris

France is struggling to find the right person to be its next ambassador in Morocco. Its wait-and-see attitude has sparked some irritation in the kingdom, which in turn has redeployed its Paris ambassador and left his job vacant.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.10.2022

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Jihâd Gillon

Spotlight | Algeria, Morocco
Dissolution of parliament disrupts Macron's North Africa agenda

Spotlight | Tunisia
The state extends its grip on the judiciary

Spotlight | Morocco
Macron gears up for potential Rabat visit

Spotlight | Morocco
Mohammed VI and Emmanuel Macron speed up thaw in Franco-Moroccan relations

Spotlight | Africa
Palestinian diplomats strive to drum up African support

Spotlight | Africa, Italy
Giorgia Meloni's Africa policy

Spotlight | Morocco
Ambassador imbroglio deepens mistrust between Rabat and Paris

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Spotlight | Algeria, Morocco Dissolution of parliament disrupts Macron's North Africa agenda

Spotlight | Tunisia The state extends its grip on the judiciary

Spotlight | Morocco Macron gears up for potential Rabat visit

Spotlight | Morocco Mohammed VI and Emmanuel Macron speed up thaw in Franco-Moroccan relations

Spotlight | Africa Palestinian diplomats strive to drum up African support

Spotlight | Africa, Italy Giorgia Meloni's Africa policy

Spotlight | Morocco Ambassador imbroglio deepens mistrust between Rabat and Paris

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Spotlight | Algeria, Morocco
Dissolution of parliament disrupts Macron's North Africa agenda

Spotlight | Tunisia
The state extends its grip on the judiciary

Spotlight | Morocco
Macron gears up for potential Rabat visit

Spotlight | Morocco
Mohammed VI and Emmanuel Macron speed up thaw in Franco-Moroccan relations

Spotlight | Africa
Palestinian diplomats strive to drum up African support

Spotlight | Africa, Italy
Giorgia Meloni's Africa policy

Spotlight | Morocco
Ambassador imbroglio deepens mistrust between Rabat and Paris