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Morocco’s King Renews Pledge to Make of Sahara a Hub for Interaction between Africa, Europe | North Africa Post
Morocco wants to make the Sahara a hub for exchange between Africa and Europe:
King Mohammed VI has renewed the pledge to make of the Moroccan Sahara provinces a hub for trade and human interaction between Africa and Europe and a bridge between Morocco and its African roots.
This came in a message he addressed on Wednesday to the first African Congress on maintenance, preservation of road assets and technical innovation, taking place in Marrakech.
The Sovereign who expounded the special development agenda Morocco is pursuing and the major infrastructure projects it is building, and which can serve as a lever for economic take-off and as a means to enhance the country’s competitiveness and attractiveness, renewed his keenness “to turn the Moroccan Sahara into a hub for trade and human interaction between Africa and Europe.”..[FULL STORY]