The Moroccan position on the Niger crisis has emerged, as the kingdom declared “its continuous follow-up of the events, and its confidence in the wisdom of the political parties in this country in order to preserve the gains.”
The Moroccan position was announced by Mohamed Larouchi, ambassador and permanent representative of the Kingdom to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, at a meeting of the African Peace and Security Council on the situation in Niger.
In light of the divergence of international positions towards the events in the Republic of Niger, the Moroccan diplomat stressed that “Morocco trusts the wisdom of the people of Niger and its living forces to preserve the gains, and in its regional role.” constructive and inspiring.”
Niger is witnessing an “acceleration” of events, as after the coup forces declared control of the country and the removal of former President Mohamed Bazoum, retaliatory operations against France began, by suspending the export of gold and uranium to it, and accusing it of planning to launch a military operation in the capital, Niamey.
Morocco has a series of strong investments in Niger, mainly related to phosphates and the banking sector, as well as infrastructure and communications, which makes the stability of the security situation in this African country a “strategic matter” for the Kingdom.
Through this neutral position declared by the Kingdom, Rabat appears cautious, unlike other international parties, as Europe opposes the coup process, especially France, which has begun to witness “the disappearance of its last strongholds in the brown continent,” in addition to the presence of “fierce opposition” from regional powers, the first of which is a group of “ ECOWAS, which threatened military intervention.
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