{"id":8926,"date":"2017-11-09T14:13:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T13:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpolicyconference.com\/?p=8926"},"modified":"2017-11-17T10:30:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T09:30:36","slug":"gabon-vp-moroccos-african-policy-bold-and-decisive-move-towards-global-economic-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpolicyconference.com\/fr\/gabon-vp-moroccos-african-policy-bold-and-decisive-move-towards-global-economic-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabon VP: Morocco\u2019s African Policy \u2018Bold and Decisive Move\u2019 Towards Global Economic Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"

09.11.17<\/em><\/p>\n

Par Morocco World News<\/p>\n

Rabat \u2013 High level international delegations have started their debates on Africa\u2019s economic potential at the MEDays International Forum.<\/p>\n

\u201cMorocco\u2018s new vision for Africa is a bold and decisive move towards more balanced North-South partnership relations,\u201d said Gabonese Vice President Pierre-Calver Maganga Moussavou on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 10th MEDays Forum held November 8 to 11 in Tangier.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince his accession to the throne, King Mohammed VI has made Africa a priority in the Kingdom\u2019s diplomacy,\u201d Moussavou noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cMorocco has a clear vision in terms of human development and transfer of expertise and skills, according to a win-win logic,\u201d the Gabonese official said.<\/p>\n

The event came a week after King Mohammed VI\u2019s speech dedicated to the continent at the 10th World Policy Conference, which kicked off in Marrakech on Friday, November 3.<\/p>\n

The monarch gave further proof that Africa has become central in Morocco\u2019s foreign policy. King Mohammed VI has advocated for a bigger role for Africa on the world stage, expressing confidence that the continent will achieve progress, provided efforts are joined by its children.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the recent developments and the clear progress made by Africa, it is of the utmost importance that our continent be front and center of a redesigned world stage,\u201d said King Mohammed VI.<\/p>\n

In its push towards South-South cooperation, Morocco managed to win the trust of many African partners that joint efforts and collaboration will enhance the continent\u2019s social, economic and political development.<\/p>\n

\u201cMorocco\u2019s new approach in its relations with the African continent has given a new meaning to a South-South cooperation,\u201d said the Gabonese Vice President.<\/p>\n

This cooperation \u201ccan promote co-development and move away from conventional practices that have marked North-South relations, without losing [Morocco\u2019s] status as a privileged partner for Europe and the rest of the world,\u201d Moussavou said.<\/p>\n

In terms of bilateral cooperation, Maganga Moussavou said that the signed agreementsbetween Morocco and Gabon \u201cwill enable his country to benefit from Morocco\u2019s experience in several areas, including housing and income-generating activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silence the Guns<\/strong><\/p>\n

The African Union (AU) has managed to \u201csilence the guns\u201d over the past three years, Alpha Cond\u00e9, AU Chairperson and president of the Republic of Guinea, said Wednesday in Tangier.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, though conflicts have decreased, various challenges are pushing Africa away from achieving its objective of silencing the guns by the year 2020, he pointed out at the opening ceremony of the 10th MEDays Forum.<\/p>\n

Greater attention is paid now by the international community to the AU\u2019s conflict resolution mechanisms, as evidenced by the G5 Sahel Force, an African initiative hailed by the major powers, including the United States, which has finally agreed to participate in its financing, the AU chairperson noted.<\/p>\n

Africa has \u201cthe potential to take control of its destiny and achieve its development,\u201d he stressed, noting that Morocco can play an important role in the transformation of the African economy.<\/p>\n

In this regard, the AU chairperson commended Morocco\u2019s return to the Pan-African organization.<\/p>\n

A Geostrategic Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Gabonese Vice President said that the MEDays forum has become one of the most important geopolitical and economic events organized in Morocco by a non-governmental structure and has gradually emerged as a geostrategic meeting in Africa and in the Arab world.<\/p>\n

Placed under the patronage of King Mohammed VI, the 10th edition of MEDays will discuss the new economic power of Africa, sustainable development, and current geopolitical issues under the theme \u201cFrom defiance to challenges: the era of major upheavals.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s forum is expected to host more than 3,000 participants and 150 high-level speakers, including several former heads of state and government, ministers, political decision-makers, business leaders, academics, and representatives of civil society and the media.<\/p>\n

The panelists include Dioncounda Traor\u00e9, former minister of Mali, Martin Ziguele, former prime minister of Central African Republic, Taieb Baccouche, general secretary of the Arab Maghreb Union, and others.
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