Algeria Gate – In a move that has sparked widespread controversy and sharp questions regarding the secret behind Moroccan concessions to France, the French Embassy in the Kingdom of Morocco has officially announced the launch of what it termed the Defense Club inside the French school Lycee Descartes in Rabat.
🇫🇷🇲🇦 Lancement officiel du Club Défense au @Lycee_Descartes.
— La France au Maroc 🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@AmbaFranceMaroc) April 24, 2026
🎯 Il propose aux élèves ateliers, rencontres et visites de bâtiments militaires pour comprendre les enjeux de défense.
🤝 Une initiative pour rapprocher les jeunes des valeurs d’engagement et de citoyenneté. pic.twitter.com/opWi2Dx5oz
According to the official post by the Embassy on its official account: The Embassy added that this club is the second of its kind in French schools in Morocco. It aims to bring Moroccan youth to the values of commitment and citizenship through workshops and meetings with French defense professionals, as well as visits to military facilities in France and Morocco.

However, this step did not pass unnoticed. A number of Moroccan opponents considered it a caricatured scene that reinforces the premise that Morocco has become nothing more than a French protectorate in North Africa. They described it as the direct and overt recruitment of Moroccan elites and students to serve the interests of French intelligence under the guise of “educational and instructional activities.”
Donc l'armée française s'immisce dans notre territoire national, et fait ses leçons à des jeunes citoyen-nes marocain-es.
— Omar Radi (@OmarRADI) April 25, 2026
Où est le contre-espionnage et que fait-il ? https://t.co/s8TrhpjysY
In this context, prominent Moroccan opponent Omar Radi questioned with bitter irony via a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter): “So, the French army intervenes on our land and gives lessons to young Moroccan citizens. Where are the counter-intelligence services and what are they doing?”

Radi added in his comments that the French move represents a “flagrant violation” of Moroccan national security, questioning the absence of any reaction or movement from the relevant Moroccan security authorities.
Context: Defense Cooperation or Intelligence Control? Is the club merely an “innocent educational activity” as promoted by the French Embassy, or is it a gateway to creating a generation of “loyalists” to French interests among the Moroccan elite? The question remains strongly posed in Moroccan political and media circles.
Source: Algeria Gate Arabic Version






