The Pan African youth union inaugurated its new headquarters in Rabat this Monday, February 21, in partnership with the Ministry of youth, culture, and communication.
The new local is the fruit of the Pan African Youth Union and Morocco’s agreement signed back on November 11, 2021, passed by the 5th ordinary congress of the Union in Niger.
The newly inaugurated site aims to support and strengthen the values of the African Union, including unity, peace, democracy, sustainable development, and African integration.
The historic Chellah site in the capital hosted the inauguration ceremony, which saw the presence of the Minister of youth, culture, and communication Mehdi Bensaid, and other officials.
Bensaid welcomed the inauguration of the office in Rabat, stressing that King Mohammed VI “has continuously highlighted the importance of promoting Pan-African youth.”
“This inauguration is a means for the exchange of ideas, information, and expertise between Moroccan and Pan-African youth,” he stated.
The official said in a statement that “since the main issue facing African youth is employment, the inauguration of this office in Rabat will contribute to fixing that, as the Kingdom continues to play a key role within the African continent.”
“King Mohammed VI’s speech in the AU-EU summit, which took place in Brussels last week, was heavily focused on youth and culture,” he specified.
The Pan African youth union’s president, Moumouni Diala stated that “since King Mohammed VI made youth a main priority and concern, we decided to have Morocco host the Youth Union’s office as the starting point, to make significant decisions for the benefit of African youth.”
“The new office in Morocco will enable us to achieve real progress, with concrete action plans, and projects,” concluded the president.
The Moroccan rapper Tagne performed at the ceremony, along with the artist Bouchra El Moustadraf.
The Pan African Youth Union was founded as the Pan-African Youth movement on April 26, 1962, in Conakry, Guinea.
Between 2003 and 2009, the organization went through massive reform and restructuring that saw its emergence as the continent’s coordinating institution, federating National Youth councils across the African continent.
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