Amadeus Institute
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Amadeus Institute is a think tank
and policy organization based in Morocco and founded by Brahim Fassi Fihri, Mekki Lahlou, and Younes Slaoui. The organization produces research and analysis on strategic issues concerning Morocco, North Africa and Middle East, the Mediterranean region, Africa and the South.
Think tank
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and policy organization based in Morocco and founded by Brahim Fassi Fihri, Mekki Lahlou, and Younes Slaoui. The organization produces research and analysis on strategic issues concerning Morocco, North Africa and Middle East, the Mediterranean region, Africa and the South.
Objectives
- Promote the interaction and debate between governments, private sectors, civil society and future decision makers to inform civil societies
- Participate in the economic, social and cultural development of MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and the South. - Analyze the major trends that will affect the bilateral and multilateral relations of Morocco and the South.
- Produce concrete and operative recommendations on strategic issues with a Moroccan, South Mediterranean and African perspectives of the main challenges.
- Strengthen the international image of Morocco, the Maghreb region and Africa through lobbying.
MEDays
The annual forum MEDays brings together policy and economic leaders from the world and particularly from the EMEA and Africa regions :- Annual international forum hosted by the city of Tangier.
- Southern forum, organized by the South and largely funded by the South.
- Community of high-level stakeholders : heads of state and government, policy makers, businessmen, entrepreneurs, representatives of international organizations and civil society, experts, etc..
- 3 days of debates around everyday geopolitical, economical, social, environmental and cultural topics.
- Space for dialogue, co-decision and co-management between North-South-South.
- A commitment, Tangier Annual Declaration, to follow-up recommendations extracted from debates
Sources
- http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box5/regional_conference/view"Regional conference calls for enhancing good governance" in Maghreb Arab PressMaghreb Arab PressMaghreb Arab Press , is a Moroccan official news agency founded on May 31, 1959 by Mehdi Bennouna in Rabat. The director is Mohammed Khabbachi, and the general office is located in Rabat....
known as MAP, in French, Maghreb Arabe Presse, Moroccan official News agency] - http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/world/tangier_to_host_the/view "Tangier to host the first edition of 'MEDays'" in Maghreb Arab PressMaghreb Arab PressMaghreb Arab Press , is a Moroccan official news agency founded on May 31, 1959 by Mehdi Bennouna in Rabat. The director is Mohammed Khabbachi, and the general office is located in Rabat....
] - http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/politics/morocco_launches_thi/view "Morocco launches think tank to consider Maghreb-EU cooperation" in Maghreb Arab PressMaghreb Arab PressMaghreb Arab Press , is a Moroccan official news agency founded on May 31, 1959 by Mehdi Bennouna in Rabat. The director is Mohammed Khabbachi, and the general office is located in Rabat....
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