Morocco, a north African country, has officially requested to join the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a full member.

According to APA, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation issued a statement on the plan to join the 15-member West African bloc.

The kingdom of Morocco has informed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, who is the current chair of ECOWAS of “its interest to join the regional grouping as a full member” a statement from the ministry said.

This request is in line with provisions of ECOWAS founding treaty and in full satisfaction of its membership criteria, it asserted.

According to Morocco, its move comes “to crown the strong political, human, historical, religious and economic ties at all levels with ECOWAS member countries”.

It said these links were reinforced over the last few years, through the king’s 23 visits to 11 countries in the region.
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The statement said these visits were crowned by the signing of several hundred agreements, which gave a “strong” impetus to bilateral cooperation with the 15 member countries of the regional bloc.

Morocco also maintains institutional relations with ECOWAS, through an observer status, which has been in place for several years.

Morocco has participated in several meetings of the organization and has contributed to its activities, particularly in areas relating to peace and stability, the statement added.

The desire to join ECOWAS is also part of the royal vision for regional integration, as a key to Africa’s economic take-off, and is in line with the African policy of King Mohammed VI, reflected by the return of the kingdom to the African Union (AU), the statement concluded.

The country was recently re-admitted into the African Union (AU) after decades of voluntary withdrawal from the continental body.

The country embarked on diplomatic shuttles to many African countries, including Nigeria and Senegal to mend sour relations and to seek support of the countries for its admittance into AU.
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Better, So I can drive from to Togo to Morroco

If it would benefit the countries, they are welcome.

On behalf of ECOWAS, I wiseandtrue, HOD Graphics Unit one and only of nairaland welcome you

But permit me to ask, what took you so long

They should Create ECONAS now! This King sef na Benzema Brother

This is nice. Hoping for a more and integrated ECOWAS.

Quite a wise move. It is very pertinent that a country aligns itself with any group that best supports it's interests. Although, the reason why I'm commenting is that this topic made FP without a single comment so I saw space to be on the first page and as you all know, NL space is very valuable...and what do we do with valuable land? We just buy even if we don't need it. Coman beat me.

No problem if that will make their tin of Titus sardines become N50

Good for them

In another news Nigeria seeks to join EU. Why else will Buhari still be in London...

As long as they are ready to be flooded with nigerian products, they are welcome

Nice one

So I will be visiting morroco like it's my village. No visa needed. Just ECOWAS passport.

WTF

Free Nigerian Soldiers booting...

Morocco on my mind

dacovajnr:
They should Create ECONAS now! This King sef na Benzema Brother

lol

ECOWNAS loading....

na to wrestle power from Nigeria hand.

Pls don't admit them, because anything from the NORTH IS ALWAY VIOLENCE. Anyway very soon great people from the East will become independent and hunger and trauma will finish anfonjas and cow breast suckers.

See Moroco, See Spain.

UPDATE:
To those asking if I'm an Edo man, No I'm not. But seriously, here's what we need to know. Morocco is doing all within its powers to prevent Western Sahara gaining independence. For years, they've been seeking international support esp from developing nations and the UN.

The Wild Card: Bubu declared support for the Saharawiis gaining independence. This implies they might be welcomed to join ECOWAS as the Northern Alliance would definitely not recognize them because of Morroco. The Moroccans just deal the Saharawiis an upper cut.

There you have it, it's International Politics.

Africa will rise

lolzz this is strange, but wat happened to their own Arab league, north african countries hmmm

Ok

Me thinking about about morroco right now

wow, finally i can freely go after those big nyash morroco girls without a visa

Free travel to Arabs, no visa ... What could happen ?

illitrate:
wow, finally i can freely go after those big nyash morroco girls without a visa

see yah life

I hope is has no ill intentions.

Nawao, some desperate people will just use no visa status to cross to EU via Morocco.

And Morocco is a hot tourist destination, marrakesh on my mind

Hmm...With their Arab population, security is an issue.

anibi9674:
na to wrestle power from Nigeria hand.

lol, they no fit oh the center is still Abuja and our economy is still the biggest in Africa, it will benefit us more self.

OK, hope their intentions are good .