Morocco is emerging as a trailblazer in enhancing Arab-African relations, fostering cultural development, and providing religious guidance on the African continent, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Lakhdar Abdoulbaki Mohamed, the director of the Nigerian Center for Arab Studies, emphasized the significant role Morocco is playing in these domains.
Aboulbaki highlighted Morocco’s pivotal contributions during an interview with MAP on the eve of the international conference on sub-Saharan Africa’s Arabic-speaking communities and their identity. This conference, initiated by Ibn Zohr University in Agadir, is scheduled to take place from February 24 to 26.
Since its return to the African Union, Morocco’s influence and presence in continental institutions have gained considerable density, noted Aboulbaki.
He underscored Morocco’s commitment to African causes, citing its quality efforts in culture and religious guidance as distinctive features.
One notable initiative is the granting of scholarships to sub-Saharan students for their studies in Moroccan universities, higher institutes, and Quranic schools—a testament to Morocco’s commitment to cultural cooperation with African peers under the leadership of King Mohammed VI.
The Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Morshidin and Morshidat (male and female religious counselors), according to Aboulbaki, has played a leading global role, producing graduates who now represent an elite in African societies, including preachers, judges, scholars, and teachers.
Religious talks during Ramadan, initiated by the late HM Hassan II, have evolved into a forum for high-quality intellectual and religious debates, with contributions from scholars, intellectuals, preachers, and imams from around the world, Aboulbaki highlighted.
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