Morocco, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger, discuss Atlantic Ocean access initiative: Officials from the five countries met to discuss Morocco’s Atlantic Ocean Access initiative for countries in the Sahel region at a Ministerial Coordination meeting in Marrakech, according to a statement. Announced earlier this year, the initiative aims to enhance Sahel countries' access to the Atlantic Ocean by providing them with access to Moroccan port and rail infrastructure.

Is Mauritania joining? Bourita is reportedly in talks with his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, to include Mauritania in the initiative, Morocco Finance quotes Bourita as saying.

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