By Ahmed Eljechtimi
Morocco has mediated the discharge of 4 French nationals held for a yr in detention in Burkina Faso, the Moroccan international ministry stated on Thursday.
The French nationals have been let go following a request from King Mohammed VI to Burkina Faso’s navy chief Ibrahim Traore, the ministry stated in an announcement.
This “human act” exhibits the wonderful ties between Morocco and Burkina Faso, it stated.
The 4 French nationals have been civil servants who got here to the West African nation to hold out IT upkeep for the French embassy, however have been detained on Dec. 1, 2023 and transferred to Ouagadougou jail, Reuters reported final yr.
Morocco maintains good ties with Burkina Faso and different military-ruled Sahel states, promising them entry to world commerce by way of the Atlantic.
France, in retreat within the Sahel, this month began a troop withdrawal from Chad after pulling its troopers out of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger following navy coups in these West African nations amid spreading anti-French sentiment.
Rabat and Paris have had stronger political and financial ties since France backed Morocco’s stance on the Western Sahara battle in July.
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