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The event hosts over 300 speakers, 7,000 participants from more than 120 countries, and dozens of sessions, including an Investments Summit, to discuss a new global economic and strategic roadmap amid rising international tensions.
The 17th MEDays Forum opened recently in Tangier, in Morocco, bringing together world leaders, government officials, business executives, and investors to discuss “Fractures and Polarization: Reinventing the Global Equation.”
The event hosts over 300 speakers, 7,000 participants from more than 120 countries, and dozens of sessions, including an Investments Summit, to discuss a new global economic and strategic roadmap amid rising international tensions.
One of the first panels, “Morocco Now: Africa’s Investments & Growth Hub,” focused on Morocco’s growing role as a hub for investment in Africa. Speakers highlighted the country’s ability to attract foreign investment, support industrial and technological growth, and strengthen Africa’s future trade and industry corridors.
Former Kenyan Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju congratulated Morocco on the recent UN vote supporting its autonomy plan for Western Sahara, calling it the result of decades of steady diplomacy.
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Tuju said Morocco’s real strengths go beyond financial resources. He pointed to its social, cultural, linguistic, intellectual, and infrastructure assets, often ignored in investment discussions.He recognized Morocco’s location as a bridge between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, a strategic asset that gives it a natural advantage for trade and investment flows.
