African G4 announced after EU-Africa summit sparks discontent in Morocco

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita.

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This platform brings together Algeria, South Africa, Nigeria and Ethiopia, and according to a press release from the leaders, this grouping must be reactivated within the African Union.

According to the press close to the government, Morocco expressed its dissatisfaction on Wednesday February 23, because the four countries forming this group are known for their positions hostile to the Cherifian Kingdom.

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The African G4 is an informal grouping for diplomatic purposes launched in Brussels last week, on the sidelines of the last 

.

It was a press release from the Nigerian presidency which announced it on February 18.

Its purpose is to coordinate, analyze, consult and find solutions to the continent's challenges by proposing a strategic mechanism which aims, according to these countries, to provide "

 " solutions to the various problems facing Africa.

Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria and Ethiopia effectively share the same point of view on many issues concerning the continent: they are against foreign interference, they reject Israel's membership as an observer member of the African Union, they recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as a member of the EU, and therefore the independence of Western Sahara.

They also share the same vision of security in the Sahel and especially in Mali at a time when France is preparing to leave this country.

The press release from the Nigerian presidency specifies that an official summit between the four heads of state will be convened in the coming months, to draw up a roadmap.

Without, however, communicating a precise date.

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