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In this wake, Morocco ratified, on April 5 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the treaty establishing WADA. “As a member of the African Union and a regional leader in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in terms of infrastructure, technology and experience acquired over the years, Morocco remains very committed to the high quality of medicines and is aware that the health and safety of African citizens depends on quality medicinal products and effective drugs", underlined Mohamed Arrouchi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the country to the African Union and the ECA-UN (Economic Commission for Africa). Fratricidal battle The Algerian Prime Minister also received Michel Sidibé, the African Union's special envoy for WADA, and proposed his candidacy. A detailed report was sent by the Minister of Pharmaceutical Industry, Abderrahmane Djamel Lotfi Benbahmed, in which he underlined the advantages of the country and the added value that the installation of the headquarters in Algeria would represent. On the Tunisian side, President Kaïs Saïed commented on his country's candidacy, recalling that Tunisia has significant assets to host WADA. The Tunisian Minister of Health, Ali Maret, subsequently sent a document officially presenting his participation. As a reminder, the Maghreb countries are not the only ones in the running. Uganda and Senegal are also in the race. WADA should enable the continent to achieve self-sufficiency in medicines.

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