Mali-Morocco: promising cooperation
28 February 2014
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The visit of the King of Morocco to Mali will undoubtedly remain etched in collective memory. But also, in the annals of history. Because this is the first time that Mali has signed, in one day, about twenty cooperation agreements with another State, to benefit from so many investments from an African country.
Upon the arrival of His Majesty, the King of Morocco in Bamako, last Tuesday, the signing of about ten agreements was announced. But in the end, 17 agreements and cooperation conventions were signed by Morocco and Mali in various sectors of development. The signing ceremony took place Thursday afternoon at the Koulouba Palace, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and His Majesty Mohamed VI, King of Morocco. These cooperation agreements cover all strategic sectors: industry, mining, agriculture, livestock, health, telecommunications, vocational training, banks, etc.
As if to join the act to the speeches, the Sharifian sovereign took advantage of his visit to initiate several large-scale projects, particularly in the sectors of industry, health, communication, and housing.
Fiber optics now operational at Sotelma -Malitel.
Maroc-Télécom has been engaged for a decade in a vast project to build fiber optic cables, in order to support the digital transition in Morocco and its African subsidiaries. President of the Republic Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and the King of Morocco inaugurated, Saturday, in ACI 2000, a fiber optic project carried out by the Maroc Telecom Group in Mali. This project was carried out by the Maroc-Télécom Group through its Malian subsidiary, Sotelma-Malitel.
This fiber optic cable, commissioned on Saturday, connects Mali to Morocco via Mauritania. On the national territory, the length of the cable is estimated at 1064 km. It is from Mauritania that the cable will join Morocco. This is a trans-African fiber optic project, the construction work of which lasted 11 months. The cost of its implementation in Mali is estimated at 4 billion CFA francs.
This trans-African fiber optic cable of the Maroc-Télécom group connects Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger over 5,698 km. That is an investment of 13 billion CFA francs. This achievement will, according to experts, optimize national and international satellite links used by Sotelma.
According to the chairman of the board of directors of the Maroc-Télécom Group, the implementation of this trans-African fiber optic cable also aims to meet the high-speed needs of the international bandwidth and to improve the connectivity of the sub-region's countries as well as the security of telecommunications traffic. This cable has a capacity of 24 optical fibers, with a throughput of 20 Gigabits expandable to 800 Gigabits. It should be remembered that the Maroc-telecom group built in 2006, the submarine cable "Atlas Offshore" connecting Morocco to France over 1634 km.
A new cement plant will be built in Dio in 18 months
After Ivory Coast, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Moroccan company CIMAF (ciments de l'Afrique) decides to invest in Mali. The laying of the foundation stone of the new cement plant, which will be operational in 18 months, took place in Dio in the Kati circle.
The future cement plant in Dio is an investment of 19.6 billion CFA francs. The plant will produce 500,000 tons of cement per year. The construction of this cement plant will remove a major obstacle for the President of the Republic, who promised 200,000 jobs to young graduates during his first term. Especially when we know that this cement plant will create around 1000 direct and indirect jobs. It will be the second in Mali after that of the Indian company Diamon Cements and will also significantly lower the price of cement and make Mali a country exporting this product.
Towards the establishment of a Moroccan radio station in Bamako
In the coming months, the Malian media landscape will be enriched with the establishment of HIT-Radio in Bamako. The information was given by the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Sallahdine Mezouar. It was last Thursday, during a press briefing.
HIT-Radio is one of the leading radio stations in Morocco. For two years, it has been conquering the African continent. It already broadcasts in many African countries.
According to Mr. Mezouar, the communication and information dimension is crucial in the development of a country. "When we talk about investment, we tend to forget communication and to think only about building roads and factories, whereas without sharing information, development becomes difficult" he declared. Before adding that Morocco has engaged in cross-cutting cooperation with Mali. According to him, this cooperation cannot succeed without the exchange and sharing of information between the two countries. According to him, this radio station will promote the exchange of experience between Moroccan and Malian youth.
For the Africa director of HIT-radio, Mr. Kodjovi G. Kdjoakou, the HIT Radio program will first be focused on entertainment, cultural programs, and later, on journalism. And Mr. Mezouar concluded that "Morocco wants to be an investor-advisor for Mali. We are not in competition with anyone."
A prenatal clinic with a capacity of 74 beds, expected in 18 months
Friday, after Friday prayers, King Mohamed VI and IBK gave the go-ahead for the construction of a prenatal clinic in Sebeneicoro, commune IV of the Bamako district. It will be a high-standard clinic built by the Mohamed VI Foundation for Sustainable Development.
The facility, which will have a capacity of 74 beds, will be built on an area of 5 ha. This clinic will play a very important role in the care of pregnant women. It will also carry out activities to identify high-risk pregnancies, obstetric and neonatal care. In addition, there will be medical and paramedical training, research in emergency obstetric and neonatal care. The cost of this clinic, which will benefit from an ultra-modern platform, is estimated at 6.9 billion of our francs. It will be operational in 18 months.
Also, the Alliance Banque Maroc Group is committed to building social housing for the army. An agreement was signed to this effect by the Alliance Maroc Group and the Ministry of Defense and Veterans.
The number of social housing units to be built has not yet been determined, but according to the signatories of the agreement, a commission will be set up to define the modalities for implementing this project. The agreement provides, in addition to the construction of social housing, infrastructure in barracks and equipment for the Malian armed forces. In addition, bovine seeds will be given to livestock farmers and 10,000 copies of the Koran to the Muslim community...
Compiled by Abou Berthe.
Maliactu.net
Published on February 26, 2014.
Posted online on February 28, 2014.
Upon the arrival of His Majesty, the King of Morocco in Bamako, last Tuesday, the signing of about ten agreements was announced. But in the end, 17 agreements and cooperation conventions were signed by Morocco and Mali in various sectors of development. The signing ceremony took place Thursday afternoon at the Koulouba Palace, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and His Majesty Mohamed VI, King of Morocco. These cooperation agreements cover all strategic sectors: industry, mining, agriculture, livestock, health, telecommunications, vocational training, banks, etc.
As if to join the act to the speeches, the Sharifian sovereign took advantage of his visit to initiate several large-scale projects, particularly in the sectors of industry, health, communication, and housing.
Fiber optics now operational at Sotelma -Malitel.
Maroc-Télécom has been engaged for a decade in a vast project to build fiber optic cables, in order to support the digital transition in Morocco and its African subsidiaries. President of the Republic Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and the King of Morocco inaugurated, Saturday, in ACI 2000, a fiber optic project carried out by the Maroc Telecom Group in Mali. This project was carried out by the Maroc-Télécom Group through its Malian subsidiary, Sotelma-Malitel.
This fiber optic cable, commissioned on Saturday, connects Mali to Morocco via Mauritania. On the national territory, the length of the cable is estimated at 1064 km. It is from Mauritania that the cable will join Morocco. This is a trans-African fiber optic project, the construction work of which lasted 11 months. The cost of its implementation in Mali is estimated at 4 billion CFA francs.
This trans-African fiber optic cable of the Maroc-Télécom group connects Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger over 5,698 km. That is an investment of 13 billion CFA francs. This achievement will, according to experts, optimize national and international satellite links used by Sotelma.
According to the chairman of the board of directors of the Maroc-Télécom Group, the implementation of this trans-African fiber optic cable also aims to meet the high-speed needs of the international bandwidth and to improve the connectivity of the sub-region's countries as well as the security of telecommunications traffic. This cable has a capacity of 24 optical fibers, with a throughput of 20 Gigabits expandable to 800 Gigabits. It should be remembered that the Maroc-telecom group built in 2006, the submarine cable "Atlas Offshore" connecting Morocco to France over 1634 km.
A new cement plant will be built in Dio in 18 months
After Ivory Coast, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Moroccan company CIMAF (ciments de l'Afrique) decides to invest in Mali. The laying of the foundation stone of the new cement plant, which will be operational in 18 months, took place in Dio in the Kati circle.
The future cement plant in Dio is an investment of 19.6 billion CFA francs. The plant will produce 500,000 tons of cement per year. The construction of this cement plant will remove a major obstacle for the President of the Republic, who promised 200,000 jobs to young graduates during his first term. Especially when we know that this cement plant will create around 1000 direct and indirect jobs. It will be the second in Mali after that of the Indian company Diamon Cements and will also significantly lower the price of cement and make Mali a country exporting this product.
Towards the establishment of a Moroccan radio station in Bamako
In the coming months, the Malian media landscape will be enriched with the establishment of HIT-Radio in Bamako. The information was given by the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Sallahdine Mezouar. It was last Thursday, during a press briefing.
HIT-Radio is one of the leading radio stations in Morocco. For two years, it has been conquering the African continent. It already broadcasts in many African countries.
According to Mr. Mezouar, the communication and information dimension is crucial in the development of a country. "When we talk about investment, we tend to forget communication and to think only about building roads and factories, whereas without sharing information, development becomes difficult" he declared. Before adding that Morocco has engaged in cross-cutting cooperation with Mali. According to him, this cooperation cannot succeed without the exchange and sharing of information between the two countries. According to him, this radio station will promote the exchange of experience between Moroccan and Malian youth.
For the Africa director of HIT-radio, Mr. Kodjovi G. Kdjoakou, the HIT Radio program will first be focused on entertainment, cultural programs, and later, on journalism. And Mr. Mezouar concluded that "Morocco wants to be an investor-advisor for Mali. We are not in competition with anyone."
A prenatal clinic with a capacity of 74 beds, expected in 18 months
Friday, after Friday prayers, King Mohamed VI and IBK gave the go-ahead for the construction of a prenatal clinic in Sebeneicoro, commune IV of the Bamako district. It will be a high-standard clinic built by the Mohamed VI Foundation for Sustainable Development.
The facility, which will have a capacity of 74 beds, will be built on an area of 5 ha. This clinic will play a very important role in the care of pregnant women. It will also carry out activities to identify high-risk pregnancies, obstetric and neonatal care. In addition, there will be medical and paramedical training, research in emergency obstetric and neonatal care. The cost of this clinic, which will benefit from an ultra-modern platform, is estimated at 6.9 billion of our francs. It will be operational in 18 months.
Also, the Alliance Banque Maroc Group is committed to building social housing for the army. An agreement was signed to this effect by the Alliance Maroc Group and the Ministry of Defense and Veterans.
The number of social housing units to be built has not yet been determined, but according to the signatories of the agreement, a commission will be set up to define the modalities for implementing this project. The agreement provides, in addition to the construction of social housing, infrastructure in barracks and equipment for the Malian armed forces. In addition, bovine seeds will be given to livestock farmers and 10,000 copies of the Koran to the Muslim community...
Compiled by Abou Berthe.
Maliactu.net
Published on February 26, 2014.
Posted online on February 28, 2014.
