Washington - Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, called on Wednesday in Washington for mobilization of investments in favour of Africa.
The economic momentum that Africa witnessed during the last decade enables the continent to be the next land of opportunities and global growth, Elalamy told the press on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders Summit (4-6, Washington).
However, he said, despite this momentum that has profoundly changed the world’s perception of the continent, Africa hardly achieves its development goals, particularly when it comes to poverty reduction and sustainable development.
The minister urged the United States, which has a historical and geostrategic position vis-à-vis Africa, to invest in building Africa’s future within a co-development and co-emergence framework aimed at achieving structural and sustainable investments and trigger growth.
The strategic dimension of partnership between Morocco and the African countries is illustrated by the strong presence of Moroccan investments in various areas in Africa, added Elalamy, noting that the Kingdom is the second African investor in the continent.