The Senegalese government has thanked the Kingdom of Morocco for helping to repatriate and provide medical care for some 50 illegal Senegalese migrants.

Following a visit to Dakhla on Tuesday and Wednesday, the minister in charge of Senegalese overseas, Annette Seck, expressed her gratitude on behalf of President Macky Sall, according to a statement from the Senegalese Foreign Ministry.

The mission’s goal, according to the statement, was to offer assistance and support to Senegalese people who were awaiting return to their home country after making an effort at emigration.

The same source said that on Wednesday night, fifty injured Senegalese people were flown back home by a special Senegalese Air Force flight, and that the government “thanks the brotherly government of the Kingdom of Morocco for its cooperation in caring for the injured.”

On Wednesday night, a repatriation flight carrying twelve people in critical condition touched down at Ouakam military airport.

On Thursday, the Senegalese government is expected to announce a plan to stop unauthorized immigration.

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Aziz Akhannouch, the head of state, presented Macky Sall, the president of the Republic of Senegal, with a letter from His Majesty King Mohammed VI on Wednesday in Diamniadio, 30 kilometers from Dakar.

The Dakar 2 Summit on food sovereignty, which began on Wednesday in Diamniadio with the theme “Feeding Africa: food sovereignty and resilience,” is being attended by a significant Moroccan delegation, which is being led by Mr. Akhannouch.

The Moroccan delegation also includes the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fishing, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Mohamed Saddiki, the Chairman and CEO of the OCP Group, Mustapha Terrab, the President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) Chakib Alj, the Managing Director of the “Ithmar Capital” Fund, Obaid Amrane and the Ambassador of HM the King in Senegal, Hassan Naciri.

In order to address the growing problem of food security in Africa, the event, which takes place from January 25 to 27, aims to bring together governments, the private sector, multilateral organizations, NGOs, and scientists.

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His Majesty King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and sympathy to the President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, following the tragic road accident that occurred on Saturday night in the Kaffrine region.

“In this painful circumstance, I present to Your Excellency and to all the Senegalese people, My sincere condolences and the expression of all My sympathy”, states the royal message.

The Sovereign also wishes the injured a quick recovery and sends His deepest sympathies to the affected families.

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President Macky Sall has appointed Mr. Babou Sène, Consul General of the Republic of Senegal in Dakhla, an appointment announced made during the Council of Ministers held Wednesday in Dakar under the chairmanship of the Senegalese Head of State.

Mr. Youssoupha Diop, new Consul General of the Republic of Senegal in Casablanca, was also appointed by the Senegalese President at this Council to replace Mr. Massamba Sarr, according to a news release from the Senegalese Presidency made public at the end of this council.

Last April, the Republic of Senegal established a Consulate General in Dakhla. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Assata Tall Sall, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, presided over the opening event.

“Under the leadership of the two Heads of State, His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the President of the Republic of Senegal, Mr. President Macky Sall, this consulate general will serve to magnify the excellence of our relations,” Ms. Tall Sall said during a joint press briefing with Mr. Bourita at the end of the inauguration of this diplomatic branch in Dakhla.

The inauguration of the Senegalese consulate general in Moroccan Sahara not only shows the desire to strengthen bilateral ties further, but also “the aspiration that the two states have since nourished,” according to the Senegalese director of diplomacy. “I long for Africa.”

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