Morocco and Senegal signed a series of cooperation agreements on Tuesday at the conclusion of the 15th session of their Joint High Commission, underscoring both countries’ ambition to strengthen economic integration and position their bilateral partnership as a leading model of African cooperation.
The agreements and memorandums of understanding, signed under the supervision of the two countries’ prime ministers, cover a wide range of sectors including ports, higher education, industry, agriculture, transport, infrastructure and digital economy.
In the maritime sector, the director general of Morocco’s National Ports Agency, Mustapha Faris, and the director general of the Autonomous Port of Dakar, Waly Diouf Bodiang, signed a partnership and cooperation agreement aimed at enhancing collaboration between the two port authorities.
In higher education and research, Moroccan Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Azzedine El Midaoui and his Senegalese counterpart Daouda Ngom signed an executive program for cooperation in higher education and scientific research for the 2026–2028 period.
Industrial cooperation featured prominently, with Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour and Senegalese Minister of Industry and Trade Serigne Guèye Diop signing a memorandum of understanding on the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, an agreement on industrial infrastructure, and a protocol on standardization.
In the agricultural sector, Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests Ahmed El Bouari and Senegalese Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock Mabouba Diagne signed a cooperation agreement covering agriculture, as well as a separate agreement on animal production chains, animal health and food safety. El Bouari also co-signed, alongside Senegal’s Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation Abdourahmane Sarr, an agreement on sanitary control of fisheries and aquaculture products.
On the diplomatic front, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Senegalese counterpart Cheikh Niang signed multiple agreements, including memorandums of understanding on the establishment of a consular consultation mechanism and cooperation in the youth sector. They also signed a protocol implementing the agreement on international road transport of passengers and goods, an agreement on road safety, a framework agreement on technical assistance for highways, and a protocol on cooperation in the digital economy.
Additional agreements signed by the two foreign ministers included memorandums of understanding on infrastructure, vocational training, and a framework agreement on scholarships, internships and the exchange of expertise.
In total, 17 legal instruments were signed during the session, which concluded with the adoption of a joint statement and the official minutes of the 15th Joint High Commission meeting.
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