Morocco-France: the challenges of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Rabat

The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Rabat represents an opportunity for him to rebuild Franco-Moroccan relations. To achieve this, he would have to give some pledges.

After the obvious failure of his “Algerian bet” and his desire to warm up and relaunch dialogue and cooperation with Morocco, the only stable partner in a region in full change, Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Rabat next Monday as part of a visit three-day state conference. His last visit to Morocco dates back to June 2017. The program for the next state visit is rich. The French president will meet King Mohammed VI and a dinner in his honor will be organized. He is also expected to deliver a speech to the Moroccan Parliament, as former President François Hollande did in 2013, to praise bilateral relations and turn the page on the differences that have recently affected relations between the two countries. But three conditions are essential to make this visit a lasting success.