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Rabat – The Executive Director of the International Trade Coalition of Miami-Dade County, Gerard Philippeaux, said on Tuesday that Morocco’s Western Sahara region offers major investment opportunities for American companies across several sectors.
“We are working to encourage our investors and business leaders to invest in the Moroccan Sahara, which provides significant opportunities in various fields,” Philippeaux told MAP News Agency after meeting with a Moroccan economic delegation in Miami.
Philippeaux, whose coalition is the main contact point for foreign governments in Miami-Dade County, stated that Morocco continues to strengthen its role as a key regional platform for international trade and a gateway to Africa.
He commended Morocco’s large-scale infrastructure projects, particularly the Tanger Med Port, describing it as “the largest port in Africa and a major global hub for maritime transport.”
The Moroccan delegation, which included representatives from the Casablanca-Settat Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services, the Regional Investment Center, and several business leaders, held meetings with officials from the Miami World Trade Center and the Miami-Dade International Trade Coalition.
The discussions focused on promoting the “Made in Morocco” brand in the United States and strengthening trade and investment ties between the two countries.
According to Chafika El Hebti, who accompanied the delegation led by Abdellatif Maazouz, President of the Casablanca-Settat Regional Council, the mission aims to support the international visibility of Moroccan brands and boost exports of Moroccan-made products.
In recent years, Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara has garnered growing international recognition and support.
The US reaffirmed its recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara in 2020, and American officials have since encouraged investment in the region. Several US companies have already shown interest in renewable energy, logistics, and fisheries projects in cities such as Dakhla and Laayoune.
Similarly, the United Kingdom has strengthened trade ties with Morocco, particularly after Brexit, and has highlighted the Sahara as a promising area for sustainable development and investment. In June, the UK officially endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan as a serious and credible political solution to end the regional dispute.
Most recently, Belgium and Poland officially endorsed Morocco’s proposal in October as a serious and realistic political solution to put an end to the Sahara issue.
In 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron fully recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara and said that the present and future of the Sahara lie within Morocco’s sovereignty.
In addition, the European Union continues to import agricultural and fishery products originating from the Sahara under agreements with Morocco.
