Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), highlighted the depth of the cultural and spiritual relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the countries of Africa, which are built on historical, cultural and spiritual foundations, that are essential for the future.

This came in a working document entitled “Morocco’s Spiritual Extension in Africa: Aspects of Spiritual and Cultural Communication between Morocco and Africa,” which he presented on November 14, 2022, at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, as part of the activities of the 4th edition of the Cultural Wreath Festival, which is held under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God protect him, and is organized by the Ribat Al-Fath Association for Sustainable Development, as part of the celebration of Rabat as 2022 Culture Capital of in the Islamic World, and the Capital of African Culture, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication in the Kingdom of Morocco.

In his document, Dr. Benarafa discussed the cultural depth of the Kingdom of Morocco, highlighting that its geographical location overlooking three continents, its affiliation to Africa and the East as well as its proximity to Europe contributed to the representation of the Kingdom as an open civilized model.

He stressed that Morocco’s integrated and solidary development strategy towards Africa should take advantage of this civilizational accumulation in opening up more to Africa, valorizing common memory and strengthening spiritual, cultural and commercial ties between Morocco and Africa.