Morocco’s role in Africa: Making more of it
Posted: February 25, 2014 Filed under: Mali | Tags: Algeria, Attijariwafa Bank, diplomacy, Guinea, IBK, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Islam, Libya, Mali, Maroc Telecom, Morocco, Muhammad VI, Polisario, soft power, Tunisia, Western Sahara Leave a comment
Morocco is vying with Algeria for more influence in the region
KING Muhammad VI of Morocco’s trip to Mali could not have gone better. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali’s president, and his entire cabinet were waiting on the tarmac to welcome the monarch off his jet on February 18th. When the king bestowed Morocco’s highest honour on Mr Keita, he promptly renamed a boulevard in Bamako after him (Muhammad’s name is emblazoned on a red and green billboard). Over five days of pomp, pageantry and public displays of affection, Muhammad signed 18 agreements, covering microfinance to defence and energy. He is hoping to do the same in Ivory Coast, Guinea and Gabon, the remaining stops on his tour. Read the rest of this entry »
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