COVID-19: Moroccan Aid to African Countries Shows Kingdom's Firm Commitment to Africa, Official at Pan-African Parliament

15 June 2020 Printable Version

Johannesburg - HM King Mohammed VI's initiative to provide medical aid to brotherly African countries to back their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, "illustrates Morocco's firm and permanent commitment to the continent," said Monday Jean-Patrice Koe, director of the office of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), headquartered in South Africa.

"HM the King's initiative is highly appreciated at the continental level, as it mirros the firm and permanent commitment of HM the King and Morocco to Africa," Koe told MAP.

"This is an initiative that must be welcomed once again and we thank Morocco for the efforts it is making continuously for the benefit of the African continent," said the PAP official.

Noting that Morocco had already anticipated the consequences of the pandemic of the new Coronavirus, Koe stressed that, under the leadership of HM the King, the Moroccan industry has been able to adapt to the new realities imposed by COVID-19.

He added that the Royal Initiative is timely to highlight the values of sharing expertise and good practices. "This testifies and confirms the human aspect of the initiative, showing the way forward to strengthen the ties of cooperation and solidarity between African countries," he said.

Upon the very High Instructions from HM King Mohammed VI, medical aid was sent to several brotherly African countries to support them in their efforts to fight the coronavirus.

The aid is intended to provide protective medical equipment to support the brotherly African countries in their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a statement by the foreign affairs ministry had said.

It is composed of nearly 8 million face masks, 900,000 visors, 600,000 hygiene caps, 60,000 coats, 30,000 liters of hydroalcoholic gel, as well as 75,000 packs of chloroquine and 15,000 packs of Azithromycin.

This aid will benefit 15 African countries, belonging to the continent's sub-regions, namely Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Tanzania, Chad and Zambia.

This solidarity action is part of the implementation of the Initiative launched by HM the King on April 13, 2020, as a pragmatic and action-oriented approach, intended for the brotherly African countries, enabling the sharing of experiences and good practices and aiming to establish an operational framework in order to support their efforts in the various phases of the pandemic management, the ministry had noted.