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Egypt formally supports Morocco's return to the African Union
Amwal Al Ghad Published in Amwal Al Ghad on 02 - 10 - 2016

Egypt supports Morocco's application to be reinstated in the African Union stating the kingdom has an important role to play in the development of Africa.
"There is no obstacle that Egypt supports the request of Morocco back in the African bosom," said the Egyptian diplomat in Cairo daily newspaper. "Egypt and the Kingdom of Morocco have strong fraternal ties." he said.
"The return of Morocco will impact positively the work of the African Union and its contribution will undoubtedly be important to help in meeting the challenges facing the African continent,' said the Egyptian diplomat.
The African Union issued a statement on September 23 saying "the Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to join the Constitutive Act of the African Union and, thus, to become a member.
Morocco decided to leave the Organization of African Unity in 1984 after the pan-African entity accepted the membership of self-proclaimed "SADR" or Saharwi Arab Democratic Republic. The OAU preceded the African Union.
On September 23, Morocco submitted officially its request to join the African Union. The request was submitted by King Mohammed VI's advisor, Tayeb Fassi Fihri, during a meeting he held in New York with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission in New York.
In a letter addressed to the participants in the 27th summit of the African Union in Kigali, Ruanda last July, King Mohammed VI announced Morocco's intention to join the African organization. The King's announcement was supported by 28 member states who submitted a motion to the chair of the AU, in which they expressed their formal support for Morocco's access to the organization.
Signatories of the motion include the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Libya, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sao-tome, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo and Zambia.
Source: Morocco World News

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