« No country in Africa arouses in our time an admiration comparable to that shown to Morocco by the enlightened French elites attentive to the future of the African continent.“, underlined Alfred Mignot des Campani, Director of the AfricaPresse.Paris (APP) agency.
Mr. Mignot des Campani, who also chairs the Club Afrique de la Presse Parisienne, affirmed in a statement to MAP, that “this admiration shared by more and more French leaders is based on realities and successes patiently built with perseverance for a quarter of a century».
Since the accession to the Throne of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and under His leadership, he underlined, Morocco has invested massively in its infrastructure and carried out profound reforms contributing to the social and political modernization of the country.
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These breakthroughs are the fruit of the clairvoyance of his Sovereign “which was able to bring about the emergence of an inventive strategic State, planning for the long term, succeeding in its legitimate economic and social ambitions and asserting itself, internationally, as a catalyst for the emergence of Africa“, said this expert on African issues.
He also highlighted “unparalleled diplomatic and strategic inventiveness” which distinguishes Morocco, the latest illustration of which is the Atlantic Initiative proposed by HM King Mohammed VI “which is part of an approach to increased south-south cooperation between African countries bordering the Atlantic, but also aims to open up the countries of the Sahel by offering them a logistical corridor providing access to the sea.
Mr. Mignot des Campani noted in this context that the future Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline, which will serve 13 coastal countries, “can be considered as a first strategic realization of the Atlantic Initiative».
With MAP
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