Moroccan minister delegate for African Cooperation Mohcine Jazouli met, on Thursday in Niamey, with Mauritania’s Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who handed him a written message from President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to King Mohammed VI. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 35th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) in Niamey. The African free trade zone will boost trading ties between Africa’s nations, create jobs for young Africans, enhance peace, security and prosperity in the Continent. It could create an African market of over 1.2 billion people with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $2.5 trillion. Posted by North Africa Post North Africa Post's news desk is composed of journalists and editors, who are constantly working to provide new and accurate stories to NAP readers.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 05, 2019 11:48 UTC