The 81st anniversary of the Manifesto of the Independence of Morocco was celebrated in Nouakchott. Many members of the Moroccan diaspora in Mauritania and Mauritanian friends of the Kingdom celebrated the event at the Moroccan Cultural Center of Nouakchott (CCMN).
In a speech delivered on this occasion, the director of the CCMN, Hassan Zehairi, emphasized “the importance of the date of January 11, 1944, when the leaders of the National Movement of Morocco signed a manifesto demanding the end of the French protectorate, as part of a long process of struggle».
Abdou Vall Ahmed, observer at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, welcomes “an important date in the history and geopolitics of Morocco, whose liberation had consequences for other African countries», like Mauritania and the French colonies in West Africa.
For her part, Mariam Chérif, a native of Morocco, living in Mauritania since 1972, explains having “followed this ceremony with great emotion, because of the wonderful memories of childhood and the patriotic fervor of the years of independence».
Par Amadou Seck (Nouakchott, correspondence)
01/12/2025 at 11:11 a.m.
