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Morocco sees the Atlantic as a strategic pillar of its foreign policy
Morocco considers the Atlantic not merely as a geographic area but as a vital geostrategic space in its foreign policy, shaped by Royal Initiatives, declared Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad, on Tuesday in Rabat.
During a parliamentary session, Bourita explained that King Mohammed VI envisions organizing and structuring the Atlantic region, rather than allowing its vast opportunities and challenges to fall into disorder.
He highlighted three major Royal Initiatives: the Rabat Process for Atlantic African States, the Atlantic African Gas Pipeline (AAGP), and the project aiming to provide Sahel countries access to the Atlantic Ocean.
These initiatives aim to empower Africa with a unified vision of its opportunities and challenges in dialogues with Europe and the United States, a goal that has progressed significantly under the King's guidance in recent years, Bourita noted.
He further recalled the 2023 Green March speech, where the Monarch emphasized the Atlantic dimension of Morocco’s foreign policy, citing the country's 2,934-kilometer Atlantic coastline the longest on the continent.
The minister emphasized that Morocco's reclaiming of its southern provinces strengthened its Atlantic role, especially through cities like Laâyoune and Dakhla, which serve as key gateways to Africa and central hubs for the Kingdom’s Atlantic strategy.
Strategically, the Atlantic African zone holds immense economic importance: around 50% of Africa’s GDP comes from Atlantic-facing countries, nearly 46% of Africans live along its coasts, and about 60% of the continent's trade is channeled through Atlantic ports.
Moreover, 23 African countries about 45% of the continent have Atlantic coastlines. Half of Africa's oil production also occurs in this zone, making it highly strategic amid growing challenges such as pollution, urban pressure, and piracy, which largely affect the African Atlantic coast.