Rabat – Morocco and the Pan-African Youth Union have agreed to relocate the Union’s headquarters to Rabat.
Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication Mehdi Bensaid alongside the Pan-African Youth Union’s President Aliou Oumarou and the Secretary General Souleymane Satigui signed the agreement on November 11.
In a statement after signing the agreement, Oumarou said “the Pan-African youth is very honored by the firm commitment of King Mohammed VI who has always supported the African youth,” adding that Morocco will be the “second family of young Africans.”
Speaking on the agreement, Oumarou underlined that it will be ratified at the 4th Ordinary Congress of the Union, which will be held on November 15 and 16 in Niamey, Niger.
Bensaid highlighted the importance of the agreement, stressing that “His Majesty King Mohammed VI has always emphasized the importance of promoting youth, especially those in Africa.”
As Rabat was chosen to be the African capital of culture for the next year, Bensaid expressed Morocco’s readiness to implement programs for the benefit of African youth, noting that the establishment of the Union’s headquarters in Rabat will further stimulate “an experience of exchange that will be useful for the development of each country and African youth.”
He also stressed the importance of presenting Morocco’s experiences in promoting youth development across the African continent.
“Morocco welcomes the decision of the Executive Council of the African Youth Union issued on November 10 to transfer its headquarters to Morocco,” he added.
The Pan-African Youth Union is a body dedicated to young Africans and aims to promote the principles and values related to peace, democracy and sustainable development to achieve African integration.
