King Mohammed VI’s Initiative offering Atlantic Ocean access to Sahel countries embodies a comprehensive approach to tackling the challenges facing African landlocked countries, says the London-based Institute for Free Trade (IFT) in a report released Monday. The Moroccan initiative comes to help these African countries address the economic and development challenges by channelling investments that generate lasting, shared wealth. Morocco provides training to hundreds of imams from Sahel countries for better religious understanding and cooperation. According to IFT, the North African Kingdom can also serve a connector between the Trans Africa Network and the UK, EU and US. Furthermore, Moroccan Sahel initiative offers huge opportunities for UK-Morocco collaboration to diversify and enhance global supply chains.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 27, 2024 13:32 UTC