Fourth TICAD follow-up meeting in Marrakech: Better tomorrows for the African continent

Marrakech hosted, at the end of last week, the 4th follow-up meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), with the participation of representatives from more than 50 African countries, international and regional organisations, as well as civil society.With the objectives of evaluating the implementation of the 2008 Yokohama Action Plan, studying current economic growth in Africa, consolidating peace, good governance, and climate change, the meeting, co-chaired by Saâd Dine El Otmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba, highlighted the efforts undertaken by countries, Morocco for example, in the economic development of the continent, whether on a bilateral or multilateral level, with the help and support of partners like Japan, but also mentioned certain evils that still plague certain regions of the A…