The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad, His Excellency Dr. Mamadou Tangara, participated in the 4th edition of the MD Sahara Forum held in Dakhla, Morocco, from December 6–7, 2024.
Organized by Maroc Diplomatique, the two-day forum coincided with the 25th anniversary of the reign of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the 10th anniversary of Morocco’s Southern Development Program.
In his address, Minister Tangara underscored the importance of Morocco’s Royal Vision for Africa, emphasizing the need for collective action to tackle the continent’s multifaceted challenges. He commended the Kingdom of Morocco for creating a platform where African nations can collaborate, share resources, as well as human capital, and development technologies. Such collaboration, he noted, transforms policies and ideas into tangible outcomes.
The Minister also highlighted the pivotal role of digitalization in international trade and addressing global challenges. He stressed that to ensure sustainable prosperity, countries must safeguard and secure information while building local capacities in digital technologies.
Minister Tangara concluded by asserting that in Africa, people-to-people exchanges and intergovernmental cooperation must transcend theoretical concepts to become practical realities grounded in concrete action and shared responsibility.