By Yodit Admasu
Editor in Chief, African View
Tuesday 21 Nov. 2023
Tangier a Moroccan city found at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, between Africa and Europe, has hosted the BLUE AFRICA SUMMIT from November 16th and 17th, 2023.
In the Tangier Declaration issued at the end of this summit, held under the High Patronage of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, for the first time on the African continent, they called on the States of the African Atlantic coast to "join Morocco's initiative of a coalition of united countries".
They also called on all national and local authorities on the African continent to devise strategies for sustainable development of their coastlines and exclusive economic zones, support the creation of maritime space plans nationally and internationally to develop a sustainable blue economy and promote, among other things, the protection of these spaces and their precious biodiversity.
Participants of the summit urged maritime entrepreneurs to develop sustainable economic models to protect the Ocean, which is a common resource.
They have also stressed that Africa with a population expected to reach 2 billion by 2050 will benefit from the Africa- Europe strategic partnership which is located at less than 60 km from the coast of Europe. In line with this the opening up of the trade root from the coast to the interior African countries is expected to accelerate business ventures of the two continents.
The Blue Africa Summit was attended by representatives of 26 countries out of the 38 coastal States on the African continent, as well as their neighbors from the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian basins, political leaders, representatives of the scientific community, civil society, African youth and economic stakeholders.
The event has also seen the attendance of senior UN and EU representatives.
Source: Morocco Press Agency
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