King Mohammed VI Arrives in Abuja for Official Visit to Nigeria

PERSISMA, Abuja – King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Ismail, arrived on Thursday in Abuja for an official visit to Nigeria, the third stage of a tour that also led the Sovereign to Ethiopia and Madagascar.

King Mohammed VI is accompanied during this visit by a large delegation, including notably the Sovereign’s advisors Fouad Ali El Himma and Yassir Zenagui.

The official delegation also includes Foreign minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, Endowments and Islamic Affairs minister, Ahmed Toufiq, Economy and Finance minister, Mohamed Boussaid, Agriculture and Fisheries minister, Aziz Akhannouch, minister delegate to the Foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, as well as several civil and military figures.

The first of its kind in Nigeria, the King’s visit expresses the will of Morocco to diversify its partnerships in Africa and to extend the model of South-South cooperation that the Kingdom has developed with its traditional partners in the continent.