Moroccan Ambassador Urges African Nations to Realize AfCFTA Agreement

Addis Ababa: African countries must work hand in hand to realize the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as it is a very important agreement that enables African countries to deal without customs, administrative, and bureaucratic constraints, Moroccan Ambassador Nuzha Alawi Mohammadi.In an exclusive interview with ENA, the Moroccan ambassador to Ethiopia said her country is ready to work with other African countries for the implementation of the AfCFTA agreement.According to her, economic cooperation between Morocco and other African countries has been going on for two decades.The country has been trading with several countries in Africa, including central and west African nations, as well as with countries outside the African continent."Morocco is the top investor in West Africa, and the second in the African continent in general," she stated.Elaborating on the economic policy of Morocco, Ambassador Mohammadi said the country works under South-South cooperation, meaning joint development." Morocco has experience and knowledge and is ready to share it with other African countries, and this was done after the visit of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to Africa."She pointed out that the visit had a clear message, which is sustainable development, South-South cooperation and sharing of Moroccan experience with African countries in order to build a unified, prosperous and stable Africa.Ambassador Mohammadi explained that the AfCFTA is very important and a new system in the global economy that enables African countries to deal without customs, administrative and bureaucratic constraints.African countries have trade exchange with each other as well as with other countries, but "we must build the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to strengthen the African economy", the ambassador pointed out.Ambassador Mohammadi finally called on African countries to work hand in hand to implement the AfCFTA so that it becomes a reality and "the region becomes free and real."Source: Ethiopian News Agency