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Morocco World
4 days ago
- Business
- Morocco World
Morocco to Contribute to Ghana's Food Security with 2,000 Tons of Fertilizer Donation
Rabat – Morocco has renewed its commitment to contributing to Africa's food security through its fertilizer donation program, with Ghana being the latest beneficiary of the North African country's pan-African vision of contributing to reducing food poverty across the continent. Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the news on his X account last week, noting that the significant agreements the two countries signed include food security cooperation. The cooperation agreement will begin with a free donation of 2,000 tonnes of fertilizers to Ghanaian farmers, as well as technical support for the construction of a modern fertilizer manufacturing plant in Ghana, the minister detailed. Morocco has been expressing its commitment to contributing to the continent's food security efforts through different programs, including fertilizer donations. OCP, Morocco's giant fertilizer group, has been donating fertilizers or offering discounts on prices on fertilizers to many countries on the continent. In July, OCP donated 15,000 tonnes of diammonium phosphate fertilizers to Rwanda in a bid to help the East African country increase its agricultural production. The same month saw Morocco donating 3,924 bags of fertilizers to Saint Lucia to assist local farmers and reduce production costs. In December 2022, Morocco also donated 5,000 tonnes of fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Mauritania. In October of the same year, Morocco donated 25,0000 tonnes of fertilizer to smallholder farmers in Senegal. The country's recent fertilizer donation to Ghana comes as the two African nations are working to boost their cooperation and bilateral ties further at all levels. Okudzeto Ablakwa stressed the importance of the other agreements he signed during his visit to Morocco, including scholarships for Ghanaian students, training of young Ghanaian students to become pilots at Morocco's prestigious pilot training academy, as well as educational exchange programs in many areas of shared strategic priority. During his visit to Morocco, the Ghanaian minister expressed his country's support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan as the most serious and credible political pathway to end the dispute over Western Sahara. The news came as a new setback to Algeria's regime activism, which has unsuccessfully continued to challenge Morocco's sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. Kenya made the same announcement last month, joining a relentlessly growing list of countries that now regard the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative as the only feasible political horizon for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Sahara. Tags: agricultural fertilizersfertilizers
Ya Biladi
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Ya Biladi
Morocco and Ghana sign visa exemption agreement
Morocco and Ghana have signed a visa exemption agreement for travelers from both countries. This agreement will soon be sent to the Moroccan and Ghanaian parliaments for ratification, according to Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs. The announcement was made on Monday following a meeting between Ghana's foreign minister and Moroccan Ambassador to Ghana, Imane Ouaadil. The two sides also discussed strengthening cooperation in the agri-food, tourism, and security sectors. They also agreed to improve bilateral academic relations, with Morocco increasing the number of scholarships for Ghanaian students from 90 to 180 starting this year. I have held fruitful and assuring discussions with the Moroccan Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Imane Ouaadil. She has assured that Ghanaians and all Africans living in Morocco are safe contrary to the widely circulated videos on social media falsely claiming that some 700… — Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) March 23, 2025 In a tweet, Ablakwa shared, «I have held fruitful and assuring discussions with the Moroccan Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Imane Ouaadil. She has assured that Ghanaians and all Africans living in Morocco are safe contrary to the widely circulated videos on social media falsely claiming that some 700 Africans are being massacred». This rapprochement follows Ghana's notification to the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in January, informing them of the suspension of its relations with the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)». This position was shared by Ibrahim Boughali, President of the House of Representatives in Accra. Ablakwa also clarified that the Moroccan ambassador confirmed the safety of Ghanaian nationals and other Africans living in Morocco, addressing the spread of misleading videos. He stated that the video in question referred to an old incident at the border on June 24, 2022, which resulted in the tragic deaths of 23 people near the Melilla-Nador fence. The Ghanaian minister emphasized that no Ghanaian victims were involved in that incident.
