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EDITORIAL Boost Mohamed CHAOUI

T HE King’s visionary nature is increasingly confirmed. After the Medi- Southern provinces, considered to be the gateway to Africa. The gas pipeline
terranean sea, with the Tanger Med and Nador West harbor projects project linking Nigeria to Morocco, before continuing on to Europe, is already
in particular, the focus is now on developing a strategy for the Atlan- on the table. The pipeline will supply the countries along its route with the
tic coast of Africa. The contours of this strategy were outlined in the speech energy they need for their development.
marking the 48th anniversary of the Green March. What is proposed is an In this new vision of the world, the countries of the region will not be left
area of development and prosperity along the entire coastline, encompassing behind. They will have full access to the Atlantic coast. However, to make the
23 of Africa’s 54 countries. To support this new momentum, an institutional most of the opportunities that lie ahead, these countries will need to develop
framework befitting a South-South partnership will be put in place. As has their infrastructure.
been seen over the past two decades, in its economic and trade cooperation In any case, in this future configuration, the establishment of a national ship-
with the continent, Morocco never adopted a patronizing attitude. The country ping company is essential. Last year, members of parliament had already aler-
has constantly favored relations between partners, on an equal footing. Today, ted the Minister of Transport to the need to launch a study to create a fleet of
Morocco offers its experience of the economic development model of the ships flying the Moroccan flag. The royal speech gives this idea a real boost.❏