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Driss El Yazami, président du CCME This week, a few days before the International Fair for Books and Publishing opens. We speak wth Driss El Yazami, President of the Council for the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), a key partner of the event, which will be celebrating the literary and artistic production of the Moroccan Diaspora this year. He reveals the rich programme of events planned for the event, including tributes, seminars, art exhibitions and screenings. (fr)

Morocco is proud and deeply pleased to be the guest of honour at the Paris Book Festival this year for a second time, in recognition of the diversity of its literature, which is deeply rooted and in constant dialogue with the world, HM the King’s ambassador to France, Samira Sitail, said on Friday evening. The participation also represents a “rare loyalty” following France’s first appearance as guest of honour at the fair in 2017, she said, at a reception held in honour of festival participants attended by HM the King’s advisor, André Azoulay, and numerous personalities from the worlds of…

Paris Book Festival: Accompanied by Culture Minister Rachida Dati, President Macron was received Friday 11 April, at the pavilion by Moroccan Youth, Culture and Communication Minister Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid and Morocco’s Ambassador to France, Samira Sitail. The visit began with the national anthems of both countries, performed by Moroccan singer Nabila Maan, followed by a guided tour of the pavilion, which showcases the country’s literary heritage and contemporary authors. President Macron met with Moroccan writers and publishers, highlighting the strength of French-Moroccan cultural ties. Speaking to reporters afterward, the French president said he was “proud” and “happy” to welcome Morocco…

The president of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), Driss El Yazami, has emphasised the “significant” literary contribution of Moroccans worldwide to the international cultural landscape. In an interview with the Moroccan Press Agency (MAP) during the Paris Book Festival 2025, which showcases Morocco, Mr El Yazami said the Moroccan participation “represents renewed recognition of the Kingdom’s cultural contribution,” recalling that Morocco had previously been highlighted at an earlier Paris Book Fair. “Morocco is the only French-speaking country to have had four authors awarded the Prix Goncourt in the space of some thirty years. This illustrates the richness…

Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, inaugurated on Thursday 10 April the Moroccan Pavilion, guest of honor at the Paris Book Festival 2025, which runs until April 13 at the Grand Palais in Paris. The inauguration of the national pavilion took place in the presence of the French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, the President of the Île-de-France Region, Valérie Pécresse, as well as other Moroccan and French dignitaries, including Advisor to His Majesty the King, André Azoulay, the Moroccan Ambassador to France, Samira Sitail, the Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO, Ambassador Samir Addahre, and the Chairman…

The Belgian association “Play4Peace” held its first forum in Morocco on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Hiba Foundation in Rabat, under the theme “Sport and Culture as Levers for Personal and Professional Development of Youth.” The event was organized in partnership with the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), the Belgian Embassy in Morocco, the Hiba Foundation, and the Moroccan National Olympic Committee (CNOM). Representing the CCME, Ms. Ghislaine El Abid, highlighted the significance of this initiative, particularly through the impact of athletes of Moroccan origin on the ties between their host countries and their country of origin.…

“Exile is not our kingdom: reflections on diasporic literature” is the theme of an international symposium that opened on Wednesday in Rabat, bringing together a distinguished group of academics and intellectuals from Morocco and beyond. Organized by the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, the symposium aims to provide a space to explore the connections between exile, culture, and literature on a global scale, to highlight the latest developments in diaspora literature and its multifaceted effects on culture, identity and language. And to identify the challenges tied to migration. On this occasion, the Secretary of the Academy of the Kingdom…

An international conference celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of relations between Morocco and Senegal opened its doors April 7, 2025 in Rabat. The meeting hosted political, diplomatic, economic, and academic figures. Held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, is an initiative of (the Timbuktu Institute – African Center for Peace Studies), in partnership with the International University of Rabat and the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion. In her opening statement, Ms. Amal Seghrouchni, Minister Delegate in charge of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, highlighted the historical…

Rabat: Bab Rouah pavilion hosted April 7, 2025 apress conference for the 30th session of the International Publishing and Book Fair which will take place in Rabat from April 17 to 27 under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.  Mr.Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, the Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, welcomined the Emirate of Sharjah as the guest of honor and the celebration of Moroccans living abroad, in partnership with the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), saying it is ” an opportunity for exchange regarding culture and the book industry. It also explores the creativity of…

 Zineb Hattab , a Moroccan born swiss chef has been awarded Switzerland’s first Michelin star for her 100% vegan restaurant, KLE, in Zurich. The young prize winning chef of the Swiss Culinary Merit, is setting new standards in the culinary world: she embodies a new generation of chefs where flavour meets ethics. The moroccan-born Zineb Hattab grew up on the Costa Brava, in Spain, where her parents had settled. She originally began her career in computer engineering, but it was her passion for fine food that changed her course. Trained by renowned chefs such as Andreas Caminada in Switzerland and…