THE KING OF MOROCCO SHOCKS BLACK AFRICA 

Top diplomats of Morocco, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger agreed to boost cooperation at a ministerial coordination meeting held in south Moroccan city of Marrakesh on Saturday 23 December 2023.

The meeting focused on an initiative proposed by Moroccan King ,Mohammed VI, earlier in November 2023. Suggested to launch an international initiative to enable the Sahel countries to have access to the Atlantic Ocean.

The King stressed that the success of such initiative hinges on upgrading infrastructure in the Sahel country and seeking to connect its transport and communication network existing in the region.

The diplomats expressed their gratitude to Morocco’s offer to make its roads, ports, railway infrastructure available to the Sahel countries to strengthen their participation in international trade.

Table of Contents

• The Door Illustration
• Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali
• Quick Story on Mali
• The Need cooperation to Prevent Starvation
• The King of Morocco’s Cooperation With Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso
• Who is Your Brother?
• Morocco Offers help to Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso
• France Frustration at Morocco for Not Begging for Aid

The Door Illustration

When one door closes, we tend to think that it is over most of the time. We say to ourselves it is over and there is no other opportunity. We sometimes feel very sad at a closed door. We wish we could go back and fix things. We ask ourselves multiple questions. We ask ourselves what we could have done to make a difference in the situation. We tend to blame ourselves very often when the door closes.

Sometimes we forget that when a door closes, it certainly means that another one somewhere else maybe open. Especially if we walk down the corridor with a big heart of faith. Maybe you should stop banging on the door that has been closed for a long time.

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso

Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali

Very interestingly friends. We know that story of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. These are countries that are being put to the side by other African nations. Other African nation have decided to put them to the side. Meaning other African countries are not communicating with them. Simply because Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are not dancing on the same footing with the fellow African countries.

The Malian People

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are taking the leadership to regain their freedom by giving power to the people and not working forever for the colonizers.

Mali, a Country in the Heart of West Africa

Quick Story on Mali

Let me tell you a quick story. When Malian started there revolution and kicked out the the French soldiers, they were faced with a very strong reaction from other African countries. Other African nations closed their doors to Mali. As you can see on the map above. Mali is a country in the heart of West Africa. It is in the continent. Mali has no port. Meaning it is not close to the waterbody. So in order for Malians to get imported goods into their country, they will need to cooperate with a country that has a port. For cooperation to happen, they will need to be in good terms with whoever they want to cooperate with.

The Need cooperation to Prevent Starvation

Countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need the cooperation of other African countries to have access to the sea. That way they will be able to import and export products for the people. So now if all the African countries with the port and access to the water bodies will not cooperated with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to import and export, what will happen to Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso? The answer is STARVATION and many other difficulties.

The King of Morocco

The King of Morocco’s Cooperation With Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso

However, like I said earlier. When a door closes, it doesn’t necessarily mean that there is no other door open or other opportunity. The King of Morocco. Yes, the king of Morocco has set down a proposal, asking Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to come towards him. Meaning to work and cooperated together. So that he can give them access to the sea.

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso and Other West African Nations

Who is Your Brother?

These again comes back to what I say most often. Your brother is not necessarily somebody that looks exactly like you or some body that has the same skin tone as you. Look at Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Look at the follow Africans countries that looks like them. Instead of those countries that look them fight with together with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso for their general freedom, rather they decide to oppose them. Obviously this is motivated by money and greed.

Morocco Offers help to Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso

Now look at who is coming to there aid. The Moroccans. The Moroccan skin tone is different and they speak Arabic. The Moroccans tend to be to Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso as Arab nation. Now how do you justify this when a brother that looks just like you closes his door to you and your people. Cuts off Electricity to your country putting people in the hospital into danger. Disregarding all these lives. All these just to protect the interest of the West. But the Moroccans came to offer help to Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.

This is why I don’t like people to be calling me brother. Call me brother, when you start showing me brotherhood. I don’t play that game. Because there is too much hypocrisy behind the word brother. Act like my brother than, you are my brother. Don’t just call me brother.

The Moroccan King Invested His Own Money into Building Perinatal Clinic in Bamako, Mali

On 7th July 2023 the Moroccan King inaugurated Mohammad VI Perinatal Clinic in Mali in an effort to reduce high risk pregnancy and limit maternal and infant mortality by providing infant and premature babies access to prenatal and postnatal services.

The gynecology facility is set to provide numerous services, including intensive care and resuscitation for mothers. Neonatal resuscitation and Neonatology. While adhering to the latest international standard.

We thank the Moroccan King for all these.

The Earthquake in Morocco

We also need to acknowledge that Morocco went through a difficult time a few months back. They had a terrible earthquake. Many people where down. It affected a lot of people in Morocco. Houses were destroyed and infrastructures touched. The Moroccan King did not ask for help from other countries. He didn’t beg the Europeans for help.

French president was frustrated that Morocco did not beg for their help.

France Frustration at Morocco for Not Begging for Aid

Even France and the French president was frustrated that Morocco did not beg for their help. The French president dare to say to the world that Morocco knows what France can offer and if Morocco need help Morocco needs to ask them. So Morocco lost so many people to a terrible earthquake and the French president is saying Morocco must aske them for help before they can offer it. If they really wanted to help, Morocco does not need to be asking them. It is their joy to see Morocco beg for help.

The King of Morocco refused to ask France for help. He said he does not need help from those countries. You know which countries I am talking about. What the King did was amazing. He provided money for numerous people to rebuild their houses. I learnt tremendous lesson. I hope African presidents learn from This King.

This King still keeps doing great things.
Almost a million disadvantaged families will receive direct monthly assistance for the first time on 21 December 2023. This is a system unheard of in the kingdom for many years.

The lessons are very clear. Morocco has opened its door to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso while other Africans have closed their door. Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso can now export and import through Morocco, through the sea.

Is your brother necessarily some body that looks like you? or is your brother some body that is actually there when you need them?

God bless.