Xinhuanet
The MEDays International Forum has kicked off on Wednesday in the Moroccan city of Tangier to tackle global economic, political upheavals.
Themed “From defiance to challenges: the era of upheavals,” the forum brings together more than 3,000 participants and 150 high-level speakers, including current and former heads of states and government representatives, ministers, political decision-makers, business leaders, academics as well as civil society and media representatives.
The four-day forum receives the Chairperson of the African Union and Guinean President Alpha Conde as the guest of honor of its 10th edition.
The new economic power of Africa, sustainable development priorities, and the current geopolitical world order, are among the topics of the MEDays 2017 Forum.
Sessions dedicated to sustainable development will examine among others world energy policy and social topics such as sustainable smart cities as well as the health sector and education system in Africa.
As for the geopolitical discussions, the forum will also be focused on relations between the United States and the Islamic world in the era of President Trump, cyber-war and transnational threats as well as the European Union challenges due to Brexit.
Finally, the forum will look at national and regional concerns such as the sessions dedicated to Morocco’s membership to Economic Community of West African States and the African Union, challenges of the energy independence in western Africa.
The forum has become one of the main international geo-strategic events in Africa and in the Arab World.
