Morocco’s King Mohammed VI installs religious leaders to sow seeds of peace. AgWeb
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* “Morocco today is a force for peace and economic progress in a North Africa riddled with Islamic extremism and a high potential for violence. King Mohammed VI enjoys the favor and goodwill of religious leaders in the region, and his administration is geared toward nonviolence, profitable commerce and the peaceful practice of Islam.” *
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AgWeb, by Davis Michaelsen, Pro Farmer Inputs Monitor Editor (February 21, 2014) — Without civil stability, economic progress is impossible. This week we introduce Morocco as part of our Global Span which is positioned in a North Africa teetering between chaos and export revenues. As Morocco’s King installs religious leaders to sow seeds of peace, the people of Ukraine find themselves at the bargaining table, however Moscow notably refuses to sign a truce.
Meanwhile, Moscow strengthens its ties with the interim leader of Egypt, whom many believe will soon be president of Egypt. Those talks have included rumors of military hardware and economic support. This comes as journalists are on trial, and free speech in Egypt is said to be under attack.
Libya is no more stable than in previous reports and the people there, who have long sought a national identity, are leaning farther away from centralized government and closer to ancestral and tribal ties, fragmenting the national outlook.
Morocco
A newcomer to our Global Span, Morocco is currently the world’s largest exporter of phosphate rock. But Morocco’s King Mohammed VI (pictured at his inauguration above) bears the title of Amir al-Mu’mineen marking him as the overseer of Islamic culture and the ranking national religious authority.
From his post, King Mohammed VI has made efforts to thwart Islamic extremism by training 500 religious leaders and posting them — and their message of peace — throughout Morocco.
Currently, a shift is underway in the Moroccan phosphate segment to include more finished products including DAP and MAP. That will curtail exports of raw phosphate rock and phosphoric acid to other P refining nations and help Mohammed VI increase market share for finished phosphate products.
State-owned phosphate outfit OCP is part of an effort to encourage balanced soil nutrition in Africa and is dedicating phosphate production at one plant strictly for use in Africa.
Morocco today is a force for peace and economic progress in a North Africa riddled with Islamic extremism and a high potential for violence. King Mohammed VI enjoys the favor and goodwill of religious leaders in the region, and his administration is geared toward nonviolence, profitable commerce and the peaceful practice of Islam.
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