Organized by the African Chamber of Commerce and Services, in partnership with the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Regional Council and the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Morocco, and held as part of the 50th anniversary of the Green March, this edition aims to explore new models of balanced cooperation based on shared value creation, capital mobility, and sustainability.
Dedicated to strengthening investments, expanding African trade exchanges, and accelerating regional economic integration, this year’s forum honored the Republic of Guinea as guest of honor.
In his opening address, Abdelmounaim Faouzi, President of the African Chamber of Commerce and Services, emphasized that the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region has risen to become a key platform for integration and investment connecting the Sahel, the Atlantic, and the Euro-Mediterranean area, under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
He noted that the Chamber plays a central role in this continental integration dynamic, seeking to build economic and human bridges between African nations, support enterprises, develop growth corridors, and promote a competitive, inclusive, and sustainable African economy.
“Through our inter-chamber partnerships and continental networks, we are working to strengthen regional value chains, foster co-industrialization, and launch concrete initiatives in logistics, digital technology, agro-industry, and training,” he added.
For his part, Namory Traoré, Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea to Morocco, stated that Guinea’s designation as guest of honor at this fifth edition reflects the depth and longevity of the friendship between Guinea and Morocco, rooted in solidarity, mutual trust, and a shared African vision.
Mohamed Methqal, Ambassador and Director General of the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI), noted that this event takes place in a historic context marked by an unprecedented consolidation of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara. Dakhla, he said, embodies this national and regional momentum by asserting its role as an economic integration hub linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
He added, in a statement read on his behalf by an AMCI representative, that Morocco remains committed to building a strong, competitive, and globally connected Africa.
Yanja El Khattat, President of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Regional Council, highlighted that Dakhla today stands as an exemplary model of regional development, concretely reflecting the visionary leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
After presenting the region’s major structural projects, he underlined that these tangible achievements reflect the Sovereign’s determination to transform the Moroccan Sahara into a space of prosperity, territorial equity, and African integration.
“Fifty years after the Green March,” he said, “Dakhla’s development is no longer a promise but a fast-moving reality and an inspiring dynamic.”
The fifth edition of the Africa Business Days forum brought together high-level institutional and diplomatic figures, including Moussa Tenin Camara, Head of the Intercommunality Section at Guinea’s Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, and Jean-Charles Damblin, Director General of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Morocco.
The program featured several panel discussions focused on North-South and South-South partnerships, the strategic role of infrastructure and investment in Afro-Atlantic integration, and the development of African human capital for a competitive and resilient economy.
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