Ghana and Morocco have signed 11 cooperation agreements covering aviation, trade, education, mining, sports and scientific research to strengthen bilateral relations and advance Af
The report indicates that ghana and Morocco have signed 11 cooperation agreements covering aviation, trade, education, mining, sports and scientific research to strengthen bilateral relations and advance Africa’s economic integration.
It further notes that the agreements were signed during the Second Session of the Ghana-Morocco Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) in Accra, co-chaired by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and Morocco’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr Nasser Bourita.
The agreements span air services, customs cooperation, higher education, scientific and technological research, meteorology, standards, mining, diplomatic and vocational training, scholarships, sports and archival management.
They are expected to strengthen institutional collaboration, facilitate trade, promote technology transfer and support human capital development.
Mr Ablakwa stated the agreements reflected the commitment of Ghana and Morocco to strengthen institutions, invest in people and expand opportunities for economic cooperation.
He stated the two countries remained strategic partners at a time when Africa must deepen intra-African cooperation to build resilient economies and reduce dependence on external markets.
Mr Ablakwa stated the Mahama Administration had identified three additional priority areas for future collaboration with Morocco: solar energy development, the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Ghana sought to draw on Morocco’s experience in renewable energy to increase solar power’s contribution to the national energy mix from the current two per cent to 10 per cent in the short term, he stated.
Ghana also intended to collaborate with Morocco in vaccine and pharmaceutical manufacturing to strengthen Africa’s health sovereignty.
Mr Ablakwa stated President John Dramani Mahama had directed officials from both countries to develop practical roadmaps to translate the new areas of cooperation into concrete projects.
He commended the technical experts from Ghana and Morocco for laying a solid foundation for the ministerial meeting through several days of negotiations.
Mr Bourita, for his part, described the agreements as a roadmap for future cooperation rather than an end in themselves, saying their true value would depend on effective implementation.
He reaffirmed Morocco’s commitment to expanding cooperation with Ghana in agriculture, food security, fertiliser production, renewable energy, digital transformation, health and investment promotion.
Mr Bourita also called for stronger collaboration between the private sectors of the two countries to unlock investment opportunities and accelerate sustainable economic growth.
