Last Wednesday, the French national navy published, as part of official documents relating to the mission “Clémenceau 25”, a map representing Morocco in its entirety, from Tangier to Lagouira, without any demarcation separating the Sahara from the rest of the national territory.
This gesture, although symbolic, has a significant political scope, since it comes only a few months after the remarkable declaration of President Emmanuel Macron in July 2024, affirming that “the future of the Sahara is part of Moroccan sovereignty”. A position which as a reminder marks a notable evolution of French diplomacy on this strategic file and which has enabled the opening of a new diplomatic era between the two countries.
That said, the map appears in a summary report of the mission “Clémenceau 25”, carried out in an area extending from the Mediterranean to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with the participation of naval forces from several allied countries, including Morocco.
The presence of a Moroccan frigate within this multinational fleet, made up in particular of French, American, Italian, Greek and Portuguese buildings, also strengthens the signs of a growing military rapprochement between Rabat and Paris. This rapprochement is part of a political and strategic context increasingly favorable to bilateral relations.
This initiative is a continuation of a process of sustainable rapprochement between the two countries, and concretely translates the progressive recognition of the Moroccanity of the Sahara. It intervenes then that support for the territorial integrity of Morocco continues to expand, especially within the European Union.
