Airlines have been forced to modify the routes of some flights serving Africa by passing through Morocco due to the closure of the airspace of Niger, a few hours before the expiration of the ultimatum set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore in his functions the elected president overthrown, Mohamed Bazoum.
The year 2023 will be decisive for the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline, according to the words of Mele Kyari, the CEO of the Nigerian national oil company. This is a major project that has already been the subject of an agreement between ECOWAS, Morocco and Nigeria.
A strong delegation, including the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, and the Director General of Studies and Documentation, Mohamed Yassine Mansouri, participated, on royal instructions, on Saturday, September 14, 2019, in Ouagadougou, at the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS on the fight against terrorism.
What position should Morocco adopt in the face of the new "Eco" currency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)? On the way to becoming a member of this sub-regional group, Morocco will have to solve this equation by 2020, the year of the launch of the new currency.