How King Mohammed VI Is Reconciling Morocco With Africa

Rabat – Since Morocco’s triumphant return — or admission, depending on your perspective — to the African Union (AU), Africa has become a staple in King Mohammed VI’s “royal instructions” and the larger Moroccan political discourse. 

From continental sporting and cultural events to high-level diplomatic gatherings, Morocco has capitalized on every available opportunity to flaunt its African filiation, its “pan-African vocation,” and its “natural right” to the much-coveted leadership roles in a continent it now calls its “institutional” family or home.

In a recent…